The first case of monkeypox in Texas was reported yesterday in Dallas.
The man was headed to Dallas and was arriving home after a trip to Mexico. The Texas Department of Public Health is working with Dallas County Health and Human Services, and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is working to further investigate the case, and the patient was isolated immediately after diagnosis.
Public health officials also said people who traveled in a similar time frame from Mexico to Dallas to look for symptoms and to be monitored to look for signs of the disease.
Some of the symptoms of monkeypox include fever, headache, muscle aches, back pain, chills, exhaustion and swollen lymph nodes.
Texas DSHS reminded the population that so far monkeypox is not considered a risk to the population and that with monitoring and medical care, most people who get the disease cure it without further complications.
With this first case in Texas, there are now over 35 different cases of monkeypox in the United States. There have been worldwide concerns about the silent spread of the disease for several months, with countries such as the United Kingdom reporting 302 cases and a total of 1,000 cases worldwide.
The World Health Organization has assured people that we are unlikely to see another pandemic like this in 2019. For the first time, the disease is much more difficult to spread than COVID-19. It can be transmitted to humans only through close contact, inhalation of large respiratory droplets or through close contact with body fluids.
On the other hand, it is much less dangerous than COVID-19. Most people who get it will get symptoms, but there is rarely anything to worry about and it leaves the body a few weeks after the infection. Although there is no prescription for it, many health professionals believe that existing smallpox vaccines may be effective.
However, it is important to apply what we have learned in the last 3 years and to isolate when we are at potential risk of contamination or have symptoms. It is also encouraged that if you have any symptoms that could be related to monkeypox, get immediate medical attention.
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