2 monkeypox cases reported in Malaysia

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The first patient is a foreigner who has been working in Malaysia since April 2022 and the second case is a close contact.  Read More: https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/nation/2023/08/25/2-monkeypox-cases-reported-in-malaysia/  Laporan Lanjut: https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/bahasa/tempatan/2023/08/25/2-kes-positif-cacar-monyet-dikesan/  Free Malaysia Today is an independent, bi-lingual news portal with a focus on Malaysian current affairs.    Subscribe to our channel - http://bit.ly/2Qo08ry   ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Check us out at https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com Follow FMT on Facebook: http://bit.ly/2Rn6xEV Follow FMT on Dailymotion: https://bit.ly/2WGITHM Follow FMT on Twitter: http://bit.ly/2OCwH8a  Follow FMT on Instagram: https://bit.ly/2OKJbc6 Follow FMT on TikTok : https://bit.ly/3cpbWKK Follow FMT Telegram - https://bit.ly/2VUfOrv Follow FMT LinkedIn - https://bit.ly/3B1e8lN Follow FMT Lifestyle on Instagram: https://bit.ly/39dBDbe ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Download FMT News App: Google Play – http://bit.ly/2YSuV46 App Store – https://apple.co/2HNH7gZ Huawei AppGallery - https://bit.ly/2D2OpNP  #FMTNews #DrRadziAbuHassan #MonkeyPox

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00:00 The health ministry has confirmed that two monkeypox cases have been reported in the

00:04 country.

00:05 Health Director General Dr. Razi Abu Hassan said the first case confirmed on July 26 involves

00:10 a male foreigner who has been residing and working in Malaysia since April 2022.

00:15 The second case confirmed on July 29 involves a Malaysian man who is a close contact of

00:20 the first case.

00:21 Razi said all close contacts in the first case were identified and monitored by health

00:25 officials, and no one else exhibited monkeypox symptoms.

00:29 He also said the second patient did not have any close contacts.

00:33 He urged healthcare workers to be vigilant when encountering patients with symptoms of

00:37 blisters, especially among high-risk groups.

00:40 The symptoms of monkeypox are fever, fatigue, headache, and eczema-like rash that begins

00:45 on the face and spreads to other parts of the body.

00:49 Patients may also experience body aches, back or joint pain, muscle spasms, and swollen

00:53 lymph nodes.

00:55 Jason Desmond, FMT News.

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