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Acute paronychia: an atypical presentation of Monkeypox infection
| Resumo: | Monkeypox is a rare disease caused by monkeypox virus (MPX). MPXbelongs to Orthopoxvirus genus in the Poxviridae family, commonly found in central and west Africa. It’s a viral zoonotic disease, whom host it’s unknown, but African rodents and non-human primates can harbor the virus. The incubation period ranges from 4 to 21 days. The transmission occurs from direct contact with infected skin lesions and/or with contagious materials, by droplet exposure via exhaled large droplets or through the placenta. Until May of 2022, few cases were reported in people from central/western African countries or with some link to that region. |
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| Autores principais: | Vieitez Frade, Joana |
| Outros Autores: | Sousa, Inês; Marques, Tiago; Filipe, Paulo |
| Ano: | 2023 |
| País: | Portugal |
| Tipo de documento: | artigo |
| Tipo de acesso: | acesso restrito |
| Instituição associada: | Universidade de Lisboa |
| Idioma: | inglês |
| Origem: | Repositório da Universidade de Lisboa |
| Resumo: | Monkeypox is a rare disease caused by monkeypox virus (MPX). MPXbelongs to Orthopoxvirus genus in the Poxviridae family, commonly found in central and west Africa. It’s a viral zoonotic disease, whom host it’s unknown, but African rodents and non-human primates can harbor the virus. The incubation period ranges from 4 to 21 days. The transmission occurs from direct contact with infected skin lesions and/or with contagious materials, by droplet exposure via exhaled large droplets or through the placenta. Until May of 2022, few cases were reported in people from central/western African countries or with some link to that region. |
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