Nearly 3,000 people so far have tested positive for monkeypox in the United States, according to the CDC.
Last week, the World Health Organization declared a global public health emergency due to the rising number of monkeypox cases.
“At this point, we have a handful of cases in Northeast Ohio,” he explained. “Monkeypox is a virus that seems to spread from close skin to skin contact or close household contacts. It causes a painful rash that looks like a group of pustules together. It's mostly self-limiting, and hopefully once it resolves, that person will become immune.”
“In Ohio, it seems that vaccines are only available to people who have a known exposure to someone with monkeypox,” he said. “I don't think most people should be concerned about it. But I think people should be wanting to know more about it and wanting to see a more coordinated response.” "We want to get ahead of it,” said Xavier Becerra, U.S. Health & Human Services Secretary. “You don't want it to become a part of life. But how many people have died compared, to say, COVID-19? Zero."
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