‘My head hurts like they are roasting corn on it’, says Nigerian man who contracted the viral Monkeypox virus.
The Man whose identity was not disclosed said he met about three doctors before coming to the Federal Medical Center, FMC, in Owerri, Imo State and was diagnosed with Monkeypox virus.
Speaking in a video obtained by AbaCityBlog, the man who described himself as a businessman said, prior to when he started seeing the symptoms, he was having kidney issues and he thought it was a kidney related disease.
He said he went to many hospitals and spent a whole lot of money and it kept coming out, he later decided to visit FMC, where he was diagnosed with Monkeypox virus.
He said: “I went to a hospital because prior to that time, I had a kidney issues so I thought it was a kidney related disease, so I consulted my doctor, he prescribed some injection for me.
“Which I took …. and it wasn’t getting better, so I have to consult another doctor in Living World (hospital) Aba, he was like it could be a virus infection.
“Finally, I consulted another doctor, he told me it’s fungal, so he tried dissolving it. I spent whole lots of money at the end of the day, I was like no, let me visit FMC.
“He went further to say, his head hurts, adding that it’s “as if they’re roasting yam on his head.”
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What Is Monkeypox?
The Nigerian Center for Disease Control, NCDC, defined Monkeypox (MPX) as a rare viral zoonotic infectious disease (i.e., an infection transmitted from animals to humans) that is endemic in areas in and near tropical rainforests in Central and West Africa.
The virus can spread both from animal-to-human (which is the first (spill-over) event preceding the detection of cases in humans), and from human-to-human.
Animal-to-human transmission may occur by direct contact with the blood, body fluids, the skin or mucosal lesions of infected animals (e.g., monkeys, squirrels, and rodents).
How To Prevent Monkeypox
To prevent Monkeypox, members of the public are urged to practise infection prevention and control measures that have proven to limit the spread of MPX infection. This includes:
• Avoid contact with animals that could harbour the virus including sick or the dead animals in areas where MPX has been confirmed
• Avoid contact with any material that has been in contact with a sick animal.
• Avoid unnecessary physical contact with persons infected with MPX
• Isolate potentially infected animals from other animals
• Practice frequent handwashing with soap and water especially after caring for or visiting sick people
• Ensuring all animal food products are properly cooked before eating
• Use of appropriate protective clothing and gloves while handling sick animals or their infected tissues and during slaughtering procedures
• Report all cases with the associated symptoms mentioned above to the nearest health facility for care, and/or call NCDC toll free line on 6232
Visit: ncdc.gov.ng for more.
I ask that the healing hands of God touch and heal him in Jesus name. The government needs to make a swift response to curb the widespread of this deadly disease.