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   PHILADELPHIA (CBS) — The CDC has now confirmed a case of   
   monkeypox in Philadelphia — the first found in Pennsylvania.   
   Monkeypox infections in the United States have doubled to 21 in   
   a week.   
      
   Meanwhile, the CDC is stepping up efforts to address the spread   
   of the virus by initiating an emergency response.   
      
   “Given how well-connected our world is, no one is really   
   isolated,” health department acute communicable disease program   
   manager Dana Perella said.   
      
   Monkeypox is spread through extended close contact.   
      
   With several big crowds expected at Philadelphia events this   
   weekend, health officials say people should know what to watch   
   out for.   
      
   Monkeypox, the contagious virus that causes lesions, might be   
   more widespread than first thought, but CDC officials say the   
   overall risk remains low.   
      
   “Currently, the cases reported in the United States though, are   
   mostly among gay, bisexual or other men who have sex with men,”   
   said Dr. Jennifer McQuinston with the CDC.   
      
   Doctors say anyone can get monkeypox. It’s not sexually   
   transmitted but spreads mainly through close contact or large   
   respiratory droplets.   
      
   “It’s important that we realize this is not a gay infection,”   
   infectious disease specialist Dr. Mark Watkins said.   
      
   The Mazzoni Center says the organization wants to raise   
   awareness and is posting an advisory about the upcoming pride   
   festivities.   
      
   “You’re not going to get it just from casual contact that way,   
   walking down the street, bumping past somebody in a crowd,”   
   Watkins said.   
      
   At a concert, you’re sitting next to somebody, maybe dancing   
   next to somebody for a couple of hours. Is that a potential risk?   
      
   “So some people will say yes that you should not be at close   
   physical contact like that with somebody that you don’t know,”   
   Watkins said.   
      
   Another Philadelphia event this weekend expecting large crowds   
   is the Roots Picnic and concert.   
      
   “I don’t think it’s anything that we should be panicking about,   
   it does not spread the same way that COVID spreads. For example,   
   you know, it’s not nearly as easy to catch this as it is to   
   catch COVID. So you know, I don’t see it being the next   
   pandemic, but it is interesting and unusual. And I think we   
   certainly need to investigate to figure out what’s really going   
   on,” ChristianaCare Chief Infection Prevention Officer Dr. Marci   
   Drees said.   
      
   Drees says the virus spreads through close contact, including   
   skin or respiratory transmission and will most likely be   
   diagnosed when a rash breaks out several days after exposure.   
      
   Other symptoms include fever, chills, headaches, muscle aches,   
   backaches, swollen lymph nodes, exhaustion, and a rash that   
   develops one to three days after exposure.   
      
   “The rash can be on different parts of the body. It’s usually   
   more common on the face and extremities than on the central part   
   of the body. What’s been a distinguishing feature of this   
   outbreak is that sometimes it’s been isolated to the genital   
   area,” Drees said.   
      
   Drees also says if you develop the rash, it’s important to   
   contact your doctor, cover it immediately and isolate.   
      
   “It also can be spread by materials so if you handle the bedding   
   or the towels of someone with monkeypox lesions then you can   
   catch it that way,” Drees said.   
      
   Monkeypox was accidentally imported to the United States in 2003   
   — transmitted from rodents shipped from Africa to prairie dogs.   
      
   It has historically been spread from animals to people but   
   officials haven’t been able to trace this outbreak first   
   identified last month in a British patient.   
      
   “It clearly is spreading in a different way than it has before,”   
   Drees said.   
      
   Monkeypox is similar to the smallpox virus and the smallpox   
   vaccine can be used to help treat high-risk patients with   
   monkeypox.   
      
   Officials say the best way to stay safe is to practice social   
   distancing, masking and proper handwashing.   
      
   Don't be a faggot.   
      
   https://philadelphia.cbslocal.com/2022/06/03/monkeypox-   
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