Monkeypox may occur in children, here’s how to tell the difference between the rash and how to treat it

Liputan6.com, Jakarta – The spread of cases monkey pox This time of course makes parents worried. The reason is that the monkeypox that appears this time is indeed common in adults, but it is possible that children can also be infected through close contact.

Moreover, according to the World Health Organization (WHO) and the CDC, when compared with adolescents or adults, children, especially those under the age of eight, will be more vulnerable if they develop a severe illness or complication of a disease which is also called a disease. monkeypox.

So that it is natural for parents to worry when they arise. Especially at this time, a lot child who have started to return to school.

On Friday last week, health officials in Illinois, United States also announced that it is possible that dozens of children have been exposed to monkeypox, because a worker at a daycare center there tested positive for monkeypox.

However, to date, no cases have been reported from the facility.

“We didn’t expect to see daycare centers and schools reporting monkeypox infections in children. But there is a possibility that children could become infected,” said Dr Ibukan Kalu, medical director of pediatric infection prevention at Duke University Medical Center. Today, Thursday (11/8/2022).

Symptoms of monkeypox according to the CDC itself will usually appear within three weeks after exposure.

Symptoms include fever, chills, swollen lymph nodes, feeling tired, muscle achebackache, headache, respiratory distress, and rash.

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