Saturday 03/May/2025 – 02:20 pm
The health authorities in Malawi confirmed the recording of a prevailed condition with a disease Smallpox Water, which exacerbated concerns about the outbreak of the disease that appeared just two weeks ago, according to local media.
Small injuries in Malawi
According to a field report issued by the Public Health Institute in Malawi, on the first of May, the last case relates to a 18 -year -old student from District 36, Lilongy Province.
The patient resorted to Papilla Hospital on April 30, 2025, after the symptoms of classic waterproofing appeared on him, namely fever, fatigue, shortness of breath and a distinctive rash, and later tests later confirmed his infection.
The spread of smallpox in Malawi
Although the student did not have a modern travel history, he was in close contact with a confirmed situation previously, indicating that the transmission of the infection locally is still ongoing.
This new condition raises the total injuries at the national level to 6, as all injuries were reported in Lilongy, a sign of concern about the transmission of a possible societal infection in the most intense population urban center in the country.
Waterpract, previously known as monkey chickenpox, is an animal viral disease caused by a monkey chickenpox, and is close to the smallpox virus. The disease is spread mainly by direct physical contact, including with infected individuals, animals or polluted materials such as clothes and bedding, symptoms often begin with flu -like symptoms and develop into a rash, while most cases are mild, it can occur severe conditions, especially in children and people with weak immunity.
