People exposed to the virus are often given one of several smallpox vaccines, which have been shown to be effective against monkeypox. Monkeypox can be fatal for up to one in 10 people and is thought to be more severe in children. Most people recover within about two to four weeks without needing to be hospitalized. The incubation period is from about five days to three weeks.
People with more serious illness may develop a rash and lesions on the face and hands that can spread to other parts of the body.
Most patients only experience fever, body aches, chills and fatigue. Monkeypox belongs to the same virus family as smallpox but causes milder symptoms. The first known human infection was in 1970, in a 9-year-old boy in a remote part of Congo. The illness was first identified by scientists in 1958 when there were two outbreaks of a “pox-like” disease in research monkeys - thus the name monkeypox. Most human cases have been in central and west Africa, where the disease is endemic. Monkeypox is a virus that originates in wild animals like rodents and primates, and occasionally jumps to people. Ilan Shapiro explains what to know about the recent monkeypox outbreaks, unusual because they are occurring in countries where the virus is not endemic. As seen on the NBC4 News on Friday, May 20, 2022. Health officials have stressed that the risk to the general population is low.ĭr. CDC is currently working with international partners to better understand the risk factors associated with current cases and clusters.''Įuropean and American health authorities have identified a number of monkeypox cases in recent days, mostly in young men. It's not clear how people in those clusters were exposed to monkeypox but cases include individuals who self-identify as men who have sex with men. "The current clusters involve persons who have not traveled to areas where the disease is common or had exposure to animals. "However, cases have occurred in these countries that are associated with international travel or animals imported from areas where the disease is more common,'' according to a statement from the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health. In Los Angeles County, health officials issued a statement Friday, noting that no cases have been detected locally. Those cases were found in people who had not traveled to areas where the disease is commong. World Health Organization Confirms 92 Cases of Monkeypox With Outbreaks in 12 Countries Why is LA County monitoring monkeypox cases?Ĭlusters of cases in unusual locations outside parts of Africa caught the attention last week of international health officials.
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