An expert shares the latest on this growing health crisis.
DC has more than 300 cases of monkeypox. Last week, the US declared the virus a health emergency and the city’s health department began to offer limitedWe spoke with Carlos Rodriguez-Diaz, an associate professor of prevention and community health at George Washington University’s Milken Institute School of Public Health, about what monkeypox is, what it looks like, and what Washingtonians should be aware of as cases rise.
It is also possible to transmit the virus through clothes or [bedding] that have been used by a person who has the infection and has symptoms. Additionally, transmission depends on where the person has lesions or blisters. Transmission may take less time if the person touches one of the infected lesions. The virus is not airborne, but can sometimes spread through respiratory secretions, like mucus, so mask-wearing could help lower the risk of infection.
If we respond on time and are able to contain the infection and provide resources to these communities, we’re going to be fine. Otherwise, we’re going to see it spread to other sectors of the community. Right now, people who are not gay or bisexual should not be concerned that they don’t have access to vaccines because that is not the public health recommendation. If we get to that point, we will have new recommendations and we will be able to provide more information about resources and what to do.We need to focus on people who are at increased risk. For gay, bisexual, and other men who have sex with men, we are recommending harm reduction.
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