The San Diego man initially dismissed the symptoms thinking he was probably just sunburned.
Now, Marino says he feels it is his duty to educate his community about monkeypox.
“I really want to stress that this is not a sexually transmitted disease, although it can be transmitted through sex, it is a close contact disease,” said Marino. The CDC says monkeypox spreads through direct physical contact with lesions as well as respiratory droplets shared through face-to-face interaction and touching items that have been contaminated by monkeypox lesions.“If you are someone who is experienced in monkeypox symptoms, or you believe you've been exposed, you need to call the epidemiology unit,” said Marino."There is a number on the county website.”San Diego made about 600 doses available for at-risk residents this week.
Also, as of now, monkeypox tests are only being processed in a lab in Los Angeles which slows down the turnaround time. But county officials say that could change as early as next week. They say the CDC has announced they have contracted with a major national lab to help.This article tagged under:
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