The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has warned that there is a possibility that monkeypox can be transmitted through sexual intercourse.
The Centre’s Director-General, Dr lfedayo Adetifa, who made this known said that the monkeypox virus may be present in the body fluids of infected individuals and so transmissible to humans through close contact with an infected person,animal or contaminated material.
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He stated that monkeypox is accompanied with symptoms including fever, rash and swollen lymph nodes and may lead to a range of medical complications.
He added that the disease has a potential for higher virulence and transmissibility, and affected individuals tend to experience stigma and momentary loss of livelihood and economic hardship.
“After about 1to 3 days of fever, the rash erupts eginning on the face and then spreading to the body with the face and palms/soles being mostly affected,” he said.
“They can also occur in and around the genitals which is why contact during sex is one mode of transmission. It is mostly a self-limiting illness that often lasts for two to four weeks.”
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