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Monkeypox in Travis County has now reached the level of
community spread, local public health officials said Wednesday.

Austin Public Health has confirmed six monkeypox cases, which
means the positive cases also have been confirmed by the
national Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Austin
Public Health also has identified seven presumptive cases, which
means the person has tested positive, but the case hasn't yet
been confirmed by the CDC.

That tally is up from one confirmed case and five presumptive
cases last week. The first presumptive case in Travis County was
reported June 24. Texas now has 39 confirmed cases, and the
United States has 929 as of Tuesday.

Austin Public Health will be providing updates on the monkeypox
cases every Thursday.

What is community spread?
Community spread means that people have been infected with the
virus without traveling to a high-risk area or being in contact
with someone who has traveled to a high-risk area, said Dr.
Manish Naik, an internal medicine doctor at Austin Regional
Clinic.

Community spread with monkeypox "is not a reason to panic or
raise a huge level of concern," he said. "It doesn't mean that
it's starting to spread in an airborne fashion."

We should not ignore monkeypox, though, because there are things
we can do.

"We need to be safe and follow practices we’ve learned from
COVID-19 to prevent the spread of monkeypox here in our
community,” said Dr. Desmar Walkes, Austin-Travis County health
authority. “Try to reduce close, intimate interactions with
those whose health history you’re unaware of. Use hand
sanitizer, and wear masks when in close quarters with others who
have symptoms.”

Is this another COVID-19?
Monkeypox also won't rise to the level of another pandemic, Naik
said. Monkeypox is not spread through the air though respiratory
droplets like COVID-19. It is also not as infectious.

"This virus is much more difficult to contract than a typical
cold virus or COVID-19," Naik said.

The monkeypox cases are coming at the same time Travis County
remains in the "medium" level for COVID-19 and has watched COVID-
19 cases rise in the past month. The transmission rate has been
above 200 for the past two weeks, including 280.07 cases per
100,000 people last Thursday, the last time that number was
updated by the CDC. There are now 143 people hospitalized with
the coronavirus, 24 in intensive care units and four people on
ventilators in the Austin area.

Bastrop, Hays, Williamson and Caldwell counties are also
considered at the medium level for COVID-19 transmission.

Naik is much more concerned about COVID-19, than monkeypox.
Recently, 30% to 35% of the COVID-19 tests Austin Regional
Clinic are running have come back as positive, he said. People
who suspect they have COVID-19 should get tested because there
are medications they can take to lessen their symptoms and
prevent a severe infection or hospitalization.

Who can get monkeypox?
Monkeypox can spread to anyone regardless of travel history and
sexual orientation. It is no longer being seen in only people
who have traveled. The CDC has seen more cases in men who have
had sex with other men, but it is not isolated to that
population.

Part of the challenge of monkeypox is that there is a lot we
don't yet know, including why certain populations have been more
affected by it, Naik said. If an outbreak in a group of people
has been identified, preemptive treatment such as vaccinations
and education can be targeted for that group, Naik said.

"With all of these things, we learn more as time goes on," he
said.

Getting diagnosed is important, regardless of how a person
thinks they might have gotten it.

“Stigma and blame undermine trust and capacity to respond
effectively during outbreaks like this one,” said Austin Public
Health Director Adrienne Sturrup. “We know from experience that
stigmatizing rhetoric can disable an evidence-based response
with fear, driving people away from health services and impeding
case investigations."

Understanding monkeypoxMonkeypox has been spotted in Texas.
Here's what you need to know about this disease

How is monkeypox spread?
The disease spreads from person to person in these ways:

Direct contact with the infectious rash, scabs or bodily fluids.
Respiratory secretions with face-to-face contact during
activities such as kissing, cuddling or having sex.
Touching items such as clothing or linens that previously
touched the infectious rash or body fluids.
Pregnant people also can spread the virus to their fetus through
the placenta.
What should we do to avoid monkeypox?
Austin Public Health recommends avoiding skin-to-skin contact
with people, including strangers. Also avoid contact with other
people's saliva. The virus can be spread through contaminated
clothing or bedding, by sharing or eating utensils or cups,
sharing cigarettes or vaping devices, kissing and other
activities in which saliva is exchanged.

Washing your hands regularly is also really important with a
direct-contact disease such as monkeypox.

Monkeypox in AustinHealth officials checking into presumptive
monkeypox case in Travis County

What are monkeypox's symptoms?
Symptoms of monkeypox can include:

Fever.
Headache.
Muscle aches and backache.
Swollen lymph nodes.
Chills.
Exhaustion.
A rash that can look like pimples or blisters. It can be on the
face, inside the mouth and on other parts of the body, like the
hands/palms, feet, chest, genitals or anus.
The rash is key, Naik said. Doctors are being advised to not
test for monkeypox unless a patient has the rash. The rash also
can be confusing. Monkeypox looks like shingles. They have very
different treatments, which makes it important to identify the
cause of the rash.

Local spread:Monkeypox confirmed in Travis County

Are symptoms severe?
Most symptoms of monkeypox go away on their own within a few
weeks. Infected newborns, small children and people with
underlying immune deficiencies could be at risk for more severe
symptoms and even death from monkeypox, according to the World
Health Organization.

“For the most part, the disease is a self-limiting, painful or
itchy rash. It’s very uncomfortable,” said Heather Cooks-
Sinclair, Epidemiology and Disease Surveillance Unit manager for
the health authority.

“At the health department, if we think someone is at high risk
for hospitalization, we are in contact with the CDC to order
anti-virals to give to that person and reduce the severity of
that illness," she said.

Texas has received 3,000 doses of the two-dose monkeypox vaccine
to give those people who are most at risk. Those people include
lab technicians and people who have been in close contact with
someone with monkeypox.

What should I do if I might be infected?
Austin Public Health is requiring anyone who tests positive for
monkeypox to stay home for 21 days to reduce the risk of contact
and spread.

If you are in isolation, you should stay in a separate area of
your home away from other people, wear a mask around people if
you have to be in contact with them and avoid sharing bedding or
towels.

Anyone with a rash that looks like monkeypox should talk to
their health care provider, even if they don’t think they had
contact with someone who has monkeypox, according to the CDC.

https://www.statesman.com/story/news/coronavirus/2022/07/13/monk eypox-austin-tx-spread-symptoms-what-to-know/65372815007/

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