The Ministry of Health of the Government of the Canary Islands registers this Tuesday four positive cases, two negative and notifies three under study for possible diagnosis of monkeypox.
This means that since the beginning of the declaration of the health alert there are a total of 10 confirmed cases in the Canary Islands, six in Gran Canaria and four in Tenerife.
The three new cases under study notified correspond to two men and one woman, classified as suspected, who are evolving favorably. Of the three new cases, two were detected in Gran Canaria and one in Fuerteventura.
Therefore, the confirmed and notified cases in the Canary Islands since the beginning of the alert and until this Tuesday are as follows: 10 confirmed cases, six in Gran Canaria and four in Tenerife; three probable cases pending confirmation detected in Gran Canaria; six suspected cases, pending confirmation, which have been detected in Gran Canaria, except for one in Fuerteventura; and five discarded cases, of which four are residents in Gran Canaria, and one corresponds to a tourist on vacation in Fuerteventura.
The symptoms of monkeypox usually include fever, headache, muscle aches, lymphadenopathy and fatigue. Between 1 and 5 days after the onset of fever, a rash develops, often starting on the face and then spreading to other parts of the body, although it tends to be more concentrated on the face and extremities than on the trunk. Symptoms usually last between 2 to 4 weeks.
