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Maryland launches monkeypox dashboard to track critical data
Dr. Amesh Adalja talks monkeypox
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MARYLAND – The Maryland Division of Well being introduced on Friday that it has launched a monkeypox dashboard, which incorporates knowledge on monkeypox case counts and the vaccination fee.
The info dashboard will probably be up to date each Friday and can embrace confirmed circumstances within the state, circumstances by jurisdiction, circumstances by demographic and the variety of folks vaccinated within the state.
DC monkeypox on-line knowledge tracker identifies circumstances within the District
County case counts beneath 10 is not going to be proven to guard affected person privateness.
“This device will additional assist well being care suppliers ship the care that’s wanted to Marylanders affected by human monkeypox,” mentioned MDH Secretary Dennis R. Schrader. “The dashboard additionally builds on the details about human monkeypox that the state has been offering to assist residents keep wholesome and protected.”
As of Saturday, 461 whole circumstances have been reported within the state. Two jurisdictions, Prince George’s County and Baltimore Metropolis, account for greater than 66 p.c of circumstances within the state, whereas Montgomery County has the third-highest case fee with greater than 12 p.c of the state’s circumstances.
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The dashboard additionally reveals that as of Saturday, a complete of 2124 Marylanders have been vaccinated in opposition to monkeypox.
Click on right here to see the dashboard.
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Monkeypox Indicators, Signs and Prevention from the CDC:
Monkeypox is a uncommon illness brought on by an infection with the monkeypox virus. Monkeypox virus is a part of the identical household of viruses as smallpox. Monkeypox signs are much like smallpox signs, however milder; and monkeypox isn’t deadly. Monkeypox isn’t associated to chickenpox.
Signs of monkeypox can embrace:
- Fever
- Headache
- Muscle aches and backache
- Swollen lymph nodes
- Chills
- Exhaustion
- A rash that may appear to be pimples or blisters that seems on the face, contained in the mouth, and on different components of the physique, just like the arms, toes, chest, genitals, or anus.
The rash goes via completely different phases earlier than therapeutic fully. The sickness usually lasts 2-4 weeks. Typically, folks get a rash first, adopted by different signs. Others solely expertise a rash.
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Monkeypox spreads in several methods. The virus can unfold from person-to-person via:
- Direct contact with the infectious rash, scabs, or physique fluids
- Respiratory secretions throughout extended, face-to-face contact, or throughout intimate bodily contact, comparable to kissing, cuddling, or intercourse
- Touching objects (comparable to clothes or linens) that beforehand touched the infectious rash or physique fluids
- Pregnant folks can unfold the virus to their fetus via the placenta
It’s additionally doable for folks to get monkeypox from contaminated animals, both by being scratched or bitten by the animal or by getting ready or consuming meat or utilizing merchandise from an contaminated animal.
Monkeypox can unfold from the time signs begin till the rash has absolutely healed and a recent layer of pores and skin has shaped. The sickness usually lasts 2-4 weeks. Individuals who would not have monkeypox signs can’t unfold the virus to others. At the moment, it isn’t recognized if monkeypox can unfold via semen or vaginal fluids.
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Prevention Steps
Take the next steps to stop getting monkeypox:
- Keep away from shut, skin-to-skin contact with individuals who have a rash that appears like monkeypox. Don’t contact the rash or scabs of an individual with monkeypox. Don’t kiss, hug, cuddle or have intercourse with somebody with monkeypox. Don’t share consuming utensils or cups with an individual with monkeypox.
- Don’t contact the rash or scabs of an individual with monkeypox.
- Don’t kiss, hug, cuddle or have intercourse with somebody with monkeypox.
- Don’t share consuming utensils or cups with an individual with monkeypox.
- Don’t deal with or contact the bedding, towels, or clothes of an individual with monkeypox.
- Wash your arms usually with cleaning soap and water or use an alcohol-based hand sanitizer.
- In Central and West Africa, keep away from contact with animals that can unfold monkeypox virus, often rodents and primates. Additionally, keep away from sick or lifeless animals, in addition to bedding or different supplies they’ve touched.
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In case you are sick with monkeypox:
- Isolate at house
- When you have an energetic rash or different signs, keep in a separate room or space away from folks or pets you reside with, when doable.