The person developed symptoms after returning home, and contacted the health service himself. This is stated by Bergen municipality in a press release on Wednesday night. – The risk of further infection is considered very low, says chief infection control doctor Marit Voltersvik in Bergen municipality. Others proved the case in Norway The infected person lives in Bergen. For reasons of privacy, the municipality will not disclose gender, age or where the infected person has been traveling. This is the second proven case of monkey cups in Norway. On Tuesday, it became known that a person living in Viken was diagnosed with the same virus. ALSO READ: What are monkey cups and how is it contagious? Can be reminiscent of chickenpox Monkey pox causes fever and rash, which in the beginning can be reminiscent of chickenpox. But gradually the blisters get bigger. Most people recover without treatment. The disease is transmitted from animals to humans, but can also be transmitted between humans through the respiratory tract, through sexual contact and direct fluid from the bladder. The disease has been detected in European countries such as the United Kingdom, France, Germany, Belgium, the Netherlands, Italy, Portugal, Spain, Austria, Switzerland and Sweden, as well as in the United States, Canada and Australia.
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Monkey cups detected in Bergen – NRK Vestland
