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The Bacolod City Health Office has reactivated the monkey pox team to monitor the possible mpox cases in the city. Dr. Ma. Carmela Gensoli, head of CHO, said yesterday that they are now closely monitoring the possible entry of the mpox virus or formerly known as monkeypox. She said that after the coronavirus disease , cases of pox were also reported in the country. “So we formed a team and we will reactivate it to monitor the possible cases of pox in Bacolod City,” she added.
The Department of Health earlier warned the public to be vigilant following the detection of the country’s mpox cases in Metro Manila. Gensoli said Manila has now a total of three active mpox cases. She said the mpox is not airborne, it’s transmitted through contact with skin or mucosal lesions, adding that the symptoms of mpox include skin rashes or mucosal lesions accompanied by fever, swollen lymph nodes and sore throat, muscle aches, back pain, and headache.
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