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<p class = "canvas-atom-canvas-text Mb (1.0em) Mb (0) – smt Mt (0.8em) – sm" type = "text" content = "The 40-year-old medical assistant, a mother, was infected after helping a patient at the Blackpool Victoria Hospital earlier this month. "data-reactid =" 32 ">The 40-year-old medical assistant, a mother, was infected after helping a patient at the Blackpool Victoria Hospital earlier this month.
At first she did not know that the patient was carrying the infection, said Public Health England (PHE).
<p class = "canvas-atom-canvas-text Mb (1.0em) Mb (0) – smt Mt (0.8em) – sm" type = "text" content = "It has now been reported that her 50-year-old husband got sick The fear is that her husband will have the virus after bursting in places. "Data-reactid =" 34 ">It has now been reported that her 50-year-old husband got sick Her husband is feared to have the virus after bursting in places.
A large outbreak of monkeypox occurred in Nigeria in September 2017 and sporadic cases have been reported since (Getty)
The woman told the Sun that she had been informed by the bosses that she was not at risk, which was "obviously nonsense".
She also stated that the protective equipment she received was inadequate.
The woman told the newspaper, "The gloves were too short to cover my arms and left my skin exposed when I changed my bed. I think it's like that that I've been infected.
"They told us we were not in danger – but it's obviously nonsense. I am terrified of what can happen to me and my family. "
The patient – who was only the second case of rare infection recorded in the UK – would have contracted the virus after his trip to Nigeria.
The affected woman was a worker from the NHS (PA)
The first case was diagnosed a few days earlier, after a resident of Nigeria residing at a naval base in Cornwall exhibited symptoms.
PHE has already stated that there is no link between the UK and the first two patients. The third person is treated at the Royal Victoria Infirmary in Newcastle.
WHAT IS MONKEYPOX?
<p class = "canvas-atom-canvas-text Mb (1.0em) Mb (0) – sm Mt (0.8em) – sm" type = "text" content = "This is a rare viral infection transferred to humans wild animals such as rodents and primates in West and Central Africa. Doctors say it does not spread easily between people, but can occur when people are in close contact. "data-reactid =" 83 "> This is a rare viral infection that is thought to be transmitted to humans. wild animals such as rodents and primates in West and Central Africa. Doctors say it does not spread easily between people, but can occur when people are in close contact.
WHAT ARE THE SYMPTOMS?
Symptoms may include headache, fever, muscle aches and exhaustion. Sufferers can develop severe rashes that often start on the face and can spread throughout the body. The rash eventually forms in a crust before falling.
How bad is it?
Most people who contract the infection recover in a few weeks, although a serious illness may occur in some cases.
What treatment should a patient receive?
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