Dallas County health officials have issued two warnings about the high likelihood of monkeypox exposure after out-of-state visitors were diagnosed with the viral disease.
“Anyone, regardless of sexual orientation, can spread monkeypox through contact with body fluids, monkeypox sores, or shared items that have been contaminated with fluids or sores of a person with monkeypox,” DCHHS said in a press release. “Monkeypox virus can also spread between people through respiratory droplets typically in a close setting, such as people living in the same household or in a healthcare setting.
There was a similar warning for people who attended the DaddyLand Festival over the Independence Day weekend“The general population shouldn’t be worried, but certainly people who might have high-risk exposure and things like that should be thinking about it and doing what they can to monitor and prevent further spread,” Dallas County Director of Health and Human Services, Dr. Philip Huang said.
“There are actually like two different strains typically that can circulate. What we’ve seen associated with this situation has been the less severe strain,” Huang said. There are limited monkeypox vaccinations available in Dallas County and best practices included vaccination within four days of close exposure.
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