New Viral Infection "Monkey Pox" Hits Bayelsa State,Medical Doctor And Ten Other Quarantined....

A new viral infection,Monkey pox has struck Bayelsa state like lightening.According to the state's health commissioner,Prof. Ebitimitula told newsmen that the disease was discovered in a doctor and ten others after which they were taken to an isolation center at the Niger Delta University teaching Hospital in Okolobiri,the state's capital.
Ebitimitula said monkey pox was a viral disease caused by viruses including Chicken and Small pox and as the name implies,it was first discovered in monkeys in theDemocratic Republic of Congo before other outbreaks broke out across West Africa but it is also found in other animals like rats,squirrels and antelopes.He added the virus does not cause death.His words reads;“Recently in Bayelsa State we noticed a suspected outbreak of monkey pox. It has not been confirmed. We have sent samples to the World Health Organisation (WHO) reference laboratory in Dakar, Senegal. When that comes out we will be sure that it is confirmed. But from all indications, it points towards it. The source is usually all animals. It was first seen in monkeys and that is why it is called monkey pox. But every bush animals like rats, squirrels, antelopes are involved. So, the secretions from particularly dead animals are highly contagious.” Etebu listed the symptoms of the virus as severe headache, fever and back pain and the biggest of all signs are rashes bigger than that of chicken pox.