The St. Clair County Well being Division is reporting the primary possible case of monkeypox within the county. This comes a couple of days after town of St. Louis reported its first possible case of the virus.
The well being division stated it’s awaiting affirmation from the Facilities for Illness Management and Prevention. This case is probably going related to home journey, the division stated in an announcement.
The person had minimal contact with the general public and any shut contact was reported. The division stated it has not recognized any extra circumstances within the county.
“The case stays remoted and presently there isn’t any indication that there’s a excessive danger of in depth native unfold of the virus, as monkeypox doesn’t unfold as simply because the COVID-19 virus,” the division stated within the assertion. .
As of June 30, 46 possible circumstances of monkeypox have been reported in Illinois, in accordance with the Illinois Division of Public Well being.
Monkeypox virus belongs to the identical household of viruses as smallpox. Monkeypox signs are much like smallpox however milder. The virus isn’t deadly.
Monkeypox will be unfold by person-to-person contact, objects which have been contaminated with fluids or sores, or by respiratory droplets from extended face-to-face contact.
Signs of monkeypox embody:
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Fever
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Headache
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Muscle aches and again ache
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swollen lymph nodes
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Shaking chills
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Exhaustion
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A rash which will appear like pimples or blisters that seem on the face, contained in the mouth, and on different components of the physique, such because the arms, toes, chest, genitals, or anus.
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The rash goes by totally different phases earlier than it heals fully. The sickness often lasts 2 to four weeks. Typically folks have a rash first, adopted by different signs. Others solely expertise a rash.
For extra info on the monkeypox virus, go to the CDC web site.
