A disease quickly spreading across Texas is posing a new threat to college campuses this fall semester.
. They also say schools should consider how they would respond to an outbreak on campuses where students live in close proximity engaging in intimate behaviors and sharing beverages or food.
The virus is not deadly and hospitalization is rare, but Fischer said it is an “unpleasant” and “painful” virus. The virus causes painful, pus-filled blisters and lesions on the skin, along with fever and swollen lymph nodes in the early stages of infection. It can last from a few days to a month. Some university spokespeople said leaders are starting to think about the fall, though they are mainly relying on local health departments for guidance. None of the universities has the monkeypox vaccine. The state has received 14,000 doses of the vaccines, which are being provided to the local health departments.
The University of Texas at Austin, which had one positive case of monkeypox confirmed last month, did not respond to questions. But a spokesperson told the Chronicle of Higher Education, “the risk to the greater campus community remains low.”. “Just as we have seen with other communicable diseases, we expect campus to mirror the community with the incidence of this virus,” the website reads.
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