Jakarta, CNBC Indonesia – A man from the United States told me that he contracted Covid-19 and monkeypox at the same time. This then made him have to lie in bed for several weeks.
The man named Mitcho Thompson said that after being tested positive for Covid-19, he began to see red sores all over his body. He even found lesions on his legs, arms, back, and neck. Seeing that, Thompson was sure that he was infected with monkeypox.
“Doctors are very sure that I have monkeypox and I have both (Covid-19 and monkeypox),” he was quoted as saying. detik.comSaturday (23/7/2022).
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Furthermore, he was in a lot of pain and considered it the worst thing in his life. Even Thompson could barely get out of bed.
This condition continued for weeks. According to him it felt like he had a very bad flu. However, now his condition is much better.
Meanwhile, a Stanford University professor of medicine named Dr. Dean Winslow said it was possible to catch Covid-19 and monkey pox at the same time. However, the cases are very rare.
“Of course it’s not impossible that could happen,” said Dr. Winslow.
Dr Winslow explained that most of the monkeypox cases he found were transmitted through skin-to-skin contact. However, for Covid-19 transmission is much easier.
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