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Georgia confirmed a suspected case apenpokkenvirus.
The State Department of Public Health said confirmed orthopoxvirus was detected in an Atlanta resident with a history of international travel.
“Centers for Disease Control and Prevention are conducting a confirmatory test to determine whether this is monkeypox,” the department wrote on Twitter.
Ministry of Health of Georgia She said she is in the process of tracing contacts and monitoring the person who is currently isolated at home.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) now lists 19 confirmed cases of monkeypox across the country.
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The World Health Organization said on Wednesday there are now more than 550 confirmed cases of monkeypox from 30 countries that are not endemic to the disease.
While experts believe that monkey pox It is not expected to become a pandemicmuch remains unknown about disease transmission and recent outbreaks.
While most new cases of monkey pox have been seen in gay or bisexual men, experts warn everyone is at potential risk.
Monkeypox spreads when there is close contact with an infected person, but it is not yet known whether it is exclusively sexually transmitted.
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It’s also not clear whether humans can spread monkeypox without showing symptoms or whether the disease is airborne.
traditional, The monkey pox virus is spreading By being touched or bitten by infected wild animals in West and Central Africa.
Scientists have not yet determined whether these outbreaks can be traced back to Africa, and a senior WHO adviser previously claimed the current cases are likely sex-linked in two deliriums in Spain and Belgium.
So far, no deaths from the virus have been reported and the majority of patients recover without hospitalization.
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Monkeypox, that is associated with smallpoxHe has milder symptoms.
Some of these symptoms include fever, chills, rash, and pain before the lesions appear.
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