Monkeypox is a contagious disease detected for the first time in primates that were used for experimental and research purposes in a Danish laboratory in 1958. The first human case occurred in 1970, in a child in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and has been present in West and Central African regions since then. In May 2022, the first cases outside the African continent were reported to the World Health Organization (WHO) nowadays 780 cases have been confirmed in 27 non-endemic countries such as England, Germany, Canada, the United States, Australia, Mexico, and Argentina.
There are medical diagnostic tools that can identify potential health problems through simple tests. Medical tests help your doctor screen for or diagnose diseases to reduce the risk of complications or detect disorders that can be treated in time.
Are you looking for high-quality medical services? If your answer is: yes, the best Colombian hospital in cardiology and the second most important in Latin America for this specialty is located in Bucaramanga: Fundación Cardiovascular de Colombia (FCV). This recognition was obtained in 2021 according to the ranking of the prestigious magazine America Economía.
The FCV was ranked as the best Colombian hospital and the second most relevant in Latin America in cardiology, according to the “Hospitals and Clinics Ranking in Latin America 2021”, posted by the specialized magazine AméricaEconomía.
Durante las últimas seis semanas, en las que el país ha vivido la cuarentena decretada por el Gobierno Nacional para hacer frente al COVID-19, los equipos de salud del Hospital Internacional de Colombia (HIC) y el Instituto Cardiovascular de la FCV han atendido 2.000 teleconsultas.
