Cleveland infectious disease doctor weighs in on monkeypox outbreak
CLEVELAND, Ohio - 19 News learned Sunday the Lake County General Health District has had two reported cases of monkeypox.
“I think most of us in the healthcare field are a little bit surprised that the outbreak has grown as much as it has,” explained Dr. Edwards. “We would’ve expected that given that we have treatments and a vaccine I think most of us expected it to be under control by now. I am a little bit concerned this outbreak has gotten bigger than I expected it to get.”
“What we are learning is that some people can have very minor symptoms and very minor rashes, so they might only have a few poxes, the fluid-filled bumps on their skin. I think people were expecting it would be obvious, you’d be covered with a bunch of pox like chicken pox, and it turns out for some people that’s not the case,” Edwards said.The virus has been spreading rapidly among the LGBT community, Dr. Edwards said that is just where the outbreak is currently concentrated.
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