LOS ANGELES-As cases of the coronavirus and its contagious delta variant continue to rise, U.S. health officials are monitoring another virus: monkeypox. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the organization is currently working with state and local health departments to fol...
Anyone can get or spread monkeypox, but a “notable fraction of cases” in the latest global outbreakare happening among gay and bisexual men. “Some groups may have a greater chance of exposure right now, but by no means is the current risk of exposure to monkeypox exclusively to the ga...
the u.s. leads the world in monkeypox cases. so far more than 25,000 infections of the virus, which can cause rash, fever, body aches and chills, have been reported. the country suffered from early problems in its response, with u.s. officials struggling to distribute the vaccine af...
The U.S. has confirmed one case of monkeypox in Massachusetts and four cases of orthopox in New York City, Florida and Utah, according to McQuiston. State labs have tests that can identify orthopox, which are presumed to be monkeypox, but they have to be sent to t...
The CDC's finding comes as both the domestic and global tally of monkeypox cases has climbed sharply over the past few weeks, amid a push from health authorities to find and test potential cases of the at-times painful rash and lesions. ...
CDC Director Rochelle Walensky said some patients with monkeypox also had syphilis, herpes, gonorrhea or chlamydia infections. The rash that characterizes monkeypox can resemble herpes or syphilis, Walensky said. “It’s important to be aware that monkeypox cases may present similar to some sexually...
Not every state is reporting enough data to feed into the estimate. New York, which makes up more than 15% of the nation's 25,509confirmed cases, is not yet included in the rates. The agency is still waiting for more data after people get second doses of the shot. Laboratory data su...
CDC is advising providers that all patients with monkeypox should also be tested for HIV/AIDS, as more severe cases in the recent monkeypox outbreak have been seen in immunocompromised patients and those living with HIV appear to be more likely to contra