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The Health Department has sought to reassure the public that there are treatments and vaccines available for people who become infected with monkeypox, saying the mild disease has a very low fatality rate.

A 30-year-old man, with no travel history, was confirmed to have been infected. Monkeypox is a rare viral disease from the same family as smallpox, but much less severe.

The co-chair of the Ministerial Advisory Committee, Professor Koleka Mlisana, was speaking during a media briefing. “There are vaccines and treatment for Monkeypox. How it presents is like flu-like symptoms and you can get lesions. So, somebody who comes with a clinical picture, it is easy to diagnose and most importantly, it is difficult to transmit. It is unlike a respiratory virus because it is by contact. That means that you will only get it when you have come into direct contact with someone who has been infected,” said Mlisana.from the same family as smallpox but is much less severe.

However, there have been unusually high numbers of people infected with monkeypox outside of Africa this year with no travel links to the region.

 

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So they ordered the treatment before breakout?

Such a great business model.. another jab on the list

I'm not taking any vaccine this time around. This shall pass like covid

You guys are brave. How do you even sleep at night...... oh, i forgot, you don't sleep. All you do is work around the clock to craft your skills of deception. Keep at it. do note however, people are starting to wake up! & we will always spread the truth. We are legion.

Ebn kapela so Or myb nentse ele teng?

Vaccines again, you ppl dnt give up neh, so far, wow, still am stubborn, andizi🤞🏿🤞🏿🤞🏿

Not taking any of your 'vaccines'. Voetsek!

You're quick to report think of news 🤔

Futsek those are same vaccines you were using for Covid, Niyanya straight

The business is in motion

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