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The number of monkeypox cases continues to grow in Central Texas.
Austin Public Health is now reporting nine confirmed cases of
the virus and eight presumptive cases in Travis County.
Williamson County and Cities Health District is investigating
one presumptive case.
A presumptive case is one that has a positive test that is
awaiting confirmation from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control
and Prevention.
In the U.S., there are now 1,470 confirmed cases of monkeypox,
which is a rare viral infection in humans that has a notable
rash as its main symptom and a mild to severe flu-like illness.
Austin Public Health said on Wednesday that monkeypox has
reached community spread stage. That means it is no longer
confined to people who have traveled outside of the country or
have been exposed to someone who has traveled.
"Monkeypox is a virus that is causing illness in our community
and is a growing concern," said Dr. Desmar Walkes, the Austin-
Travis County health authority.
The first presumptive case in Travis County was announced on
June 24. Since then, each week more monkeypox cases have been
identified. No one as of yet has needed to be hospitalized with
monkeypox, she said.
Who has been getting monkeypox?
In Travis County, the cases have been identified predominately
in men ages 20 to 45. The cases have not been in clusters
confined to any area of the county, Walkes said.
"It is disproportionately impacting gay and bisexual men," said
Dr. Mike Stefanowicz, associate director of sexual health
programs at CommUnityCare and who works at the David Powell
Health Center, which specializes in HIV care. He said his clinic
has diagnosed about half of the cases in Travis County.
"It's time to be both vocal and vigilant," Stefanowicz said.
That means knowing it is in the community and taking
precautions, he said. Monkeypox is primarily spread through skin-
to-skin contact and fluids, including through sexual activities.
This is the time to ask questions of potential sexual partners,
said Adrienne Sturrup, Austin Public Health director: "Know the
facts before deciding to be intimate."
The numbers in Travis County are reflective of what has been
seen nationally and what the CDC has been investigating.
"It's important to clarify it is not a disease of the gay
community," Stefanowicz said. Anyone could get it if they were
in contact with the virus, he said.
"There is spread in our community between people regardless of
what group they come from," Walkes said. "We should take
precautions at all demographic levels in our community."
The virus in Austin:Monkeypox now being spread in the community
Who is most at risk?
Like COVID-19, people at higher risk for severe disease are
those who are already immune-compromised. This includes people
who have HIV.
Unlike with COVID-19, children younger than 8 also have a higher
risk for severe disease.
Pregnant women are at risk for passing the disease to their
fetuses and could be at risk miscarriage.
Health officials say that if you have monkeypox and touch your
rash and then touch other areas of your skin, you could create
multiple rash sites. If you touch your eyes, nose or mouth, the
disease could create an eye infection or impact respiratory
passages and lead to pneumonia. That level of disease could lead
to hospitalization.
How dangerous is monkeypox?
There are two kinds of monkeypox. In the U.S., we have the West
African version, which is less severe than the Central African
version.
The West African version "is a really mild, self-limiting
disease," said Dr. Kristin Mondy, chief of the division of
infectious diseases at the University of Texas Dell Medical
School.
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