LOS ANGELES, September 20 (Xinhua) – US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The number of confirmed cases of monkeypox nationwide reached nearly 24,000 as of Monday.
California currently has the highest number of monkeypox cases at 4,656, followed by New York (3,755) and Florida (2,398), according to the center.
Monkeypox infections are rarely fatal. Most cases heal on their own within two to four weeks, with the World Health Organization stating that the disease has a mortality rate of around 3-6%, but those with immunocompromised are more likely to develop serious illness. when infected.
US health officials warn doctors not to use too much of a drug in treating smallpox. This is because the virus usually mutates continuously to infect humans. Both outperform new drugs and vaccines better.
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has warned that the antiviral drug tecovirimat (tecovirimat) has a high risk of developing drug resistance. And even the slightest mutation in the virus can make the drug ineffective.
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