Your Questions About Monkeypox, Answered

YourQuestionsAboutMonkeypox,Answered

ByFlagshipFacilityServices, August05,2022

AsifCOVID-19isn’tenoughtocontendwith,thegrowingmonkeypoxoutbreak presentstheglobalpopulationwithawholenewreasonforalarm.

TheWorldHealthOrganization(WHO)declaredmonkeypoxapublichealth emergencyofinternationalconcernlastmonth–adesignationpreviouslyused forCOVID-19,theZikavirus,polio,andEbola.

Asofthispublication,morethan7,100Americanshavecontractedthedisease, promptingtheBidenadministrationtodeclareanationalhealthemergency

AquarterofU.S.casesareinNewYorkstate,whichdeclareditsownstateof emergencylastweek.CaliforniaandIllinoisfollowedsuitMonday.

Withmonkeypoxgainingtraction,thepublicnowfacesaswirlofmisinformation regardinghowit’scontractedandwho'satrisk.

We’reheretopresentthefactsaboutmonkeypoxsothatyoucanhelpprotect yourselfandothersagainstitsilleffects.

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Your Questions About Monkeypox, Answered

Published on Aug 4, 2022

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The World Health Organization declared monkeypox a public health emergency last month, and over 7,100 Americans have contracted the disease, leading the Biden administration to declare a national health emergency. Monkeypox is a rare disease caused by infection with the monkeypox virus, which is part of the same family as the virus that causes smallpox. It is typically milder than smallpox and rarely fatal, although it can be deadly to unvaccinated children and immunocompromised populations. Symptoms include fever, headache, muscle aches, swollen lymph nodes, chills, and a rash that looks like pimples or blisters. There are no treatments specifically for monkeypox, but antiviral drugs and vaccines developed to protect against smallpox may be used to prevent and treat it. To protect against monkeypox, the CDC recommends maintaining good hygiene, avoiding crowded places, and wearing personal protective equipment.

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