The first report of South Korea's suspected infection of monkey acne is being tested by virus

China News Service, June 22. According to the Yonhap News Agency, South Korea discovered two cases of suspected infection of monkey acne virus on the 21st. This is the first case of suspected monkey acne in South Korea.

According to the report of the South Korean Disease Management Department on the 22nd, the report was received from two cases of suspected suspected monkey acne on the day before, and the two were being tested by virus. The CDC did not disclose personal information such as two cases of two cases.

It is reported that the Incheon Medical Institute of South Korea stated that one of the symptoms of suspected monkey acne occurred during the enrollment from Incheon International Airport on the 21st and was sent to the Incheon Medical Institute that night. Relevant persons in the medical institution said that the case has been isolated and will be further inspected. It is not advisable to disclose specific information about the case.

The South Korean Disease Management Department raised the warning level of the monkey acne to "attention" on May 31, and listed it as a legal infectious disease on Category B on June 8. South Korea's infectious disease warning level is divided into four stages from low to high, which are concerned, attention, vigilance, and serious.

Monkey acne is a kind of viral human and animal disease. Monkey acne virus can be transmitted to people by close contact with animals. The initial symptoms of human infection of monkey acne include fever, headache, muscle soreness, back pain, lymph nodes, etc., and can be developed into a large range of rash on the face and body. Most infected people will recover within a few weeks, but there are also severe cases of infected people.

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