be cognizant of the fact that if you’re feeling ill and you have a rash, it might be a good time to step back,” Brooks said. If you’re a man who has sex with men, you’re going to be going out and gathering with other men. “This is a virus that could affect anyone.
People who feel ill or have a fever or unusual skin rashes or lesions should stay home and get checked out. “On the contrary, what we want to do is empower people to take the initiative to hold themselves back from participating if they’re feeling ill,” Brooks said. There’s not sufficient evidence of the sort of monkeypox spread that would warrant events being canceled or postponed, the CDC’s Brooks said. With Pride coming up, are officials urging events be canceled? Monkeypox is garnering increased attention because outbreaks and cases are showing up in areas where they don’t usually occur. is watching out for this rare but potentially serious illness The virus can be spread during sexual and intimate contact and shared bedding and clothing as well as through monkeypox sores.Ĭalifornia Monkeypox: Why L.A. That means that people passing by an infected patient at a grocery store will not be at risk for contracting monkeypox, she added. Investigations of people who flew on long airplane flights while potentially infectious showed no spread among passengers, according to McQuiston. But spread of monkeypox through the air is not thought to be a major source of transmission. It’s also plausible that it can be transmitted through respiratory droplets among those with lesions in their mouth and throat who are around another person for an extended period of time. Among humans, it can be transmitted through sustained skin-to-skin contact with someone who has an active rash, McQuiston said. Monkeypox is nowhere near as contagious as COVID-19 or other respiratory illnesses.
World & Nation Monkeypox likely spread by sex at two raves in Europe, expert saysĪn expert describes the unprecedented outbreak of monkeypox in developed countries as ‘a random event’ possibly sparked by risky sexual behavior. And hopefully as we get more information from cases, we’ll be able to piece together a more complete picture,” she said. But I think we’re still in the early phase of the investigation. “It suggests it’s been circulating for a couple of weeks, perhaps a couple of months or longer. had traveled at the end of April and showed their first symptoms in early May, “so that precedes some of the festivals I think that you’re referencing that happens in mid-May in Europe,” McQuiston said in response to a reporter’s question. Some of those believed to have monkeypox in the U.S. While one World Health Organization expert suggested in an interview with the Associated Press that the recent spread may have been associated with sexual behavior at two raves in Spain and Belgium, some cases may have preceded those events. Many of the people infected in the current global outbreak identify as gay or bisexual, Brooks said. Officials emphasize that monkeypox can affect anyone, including healthcare workers and family members caring for those sick with the illness. What are the demographics of those infected?
Fifteen cases have also been reported in Canada. British authorities have confirmed more than 70 cases of monkeypox in the last 2½ weeks. cases come on the heels of clusters of monkeypox infections in Europe - most notably in Portugal, Spain, Britain and Belgium. All five involved men who had recently traveled internationally. Here’s what we know: Why are we hearing about monkeypox now?īesides the one suspected case in Sacramento County, there has been at least one confirmed case of monkeypox in Massachusetts and four other presumptive cases, two in Utah, one in New York City and one in Florida, the CDC said Monday.
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s Division of HIV/AIDS Prevention, said during a briefing. John Brooks, an epidemiologist for the U.S. “We’re concerned enough about the pace at which new cases are developing worldwide that we want to raise everyone’s attention to be very vigilant, so we can try and control this as quickly as possible,” Dr. relatively low, why are officials paying close attention to this outbreak? And why are they less concerned about monkeypox than about COVID-19? The person, who recently traveled to Europe, is isolating at home and isn’t in contact with other people, health officials said Tuesday. California marked its first suspected case of monkeypox Tuesday, in a person in Sacramento County.