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Q&A: Hawaii is investigating a probable monkeypox case. Here’s what you need to know
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HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) – The state Division of Well being is investigating a possible case of monkeypox on Oahu amid a nationwide outbreak, prompting questions on how the virus is transmitted ― and whether or not persons are in danger.
Right here’s a rundown of the well being officers say:
What’s monkeypox?
Monkeypox is a uncommon illness that leads to flu-like signs and pores and skin lesions after extended closed contact with an uncovered affected person. It is part of the orthopoxvirus household, which incorporates viruses equivalent to smallpox and cowpox.
In response to the Facilities for Illness Management and Prevention, the primary human case of monkeypox was greater than half a decade in the past in Africa. It has since unfold to different areas of the world, together with the USA, by means of journey or by contaminated animals.
Regardless of the latest outbreak, Hawaii well being officers stated Friday that the chance to most of the people stays low.
“Monkeypox doesn’t unfold simply from individual to individual,” stated Dr. Sarah Kemble, Hawaii’s state epidemiologist.
What’s the timeline of signs for monkeypox?
Joe Elm, the epidemiological specialist from the state Division of Well being, stated that the timeline for every case depends upon the person. In a digital press convention with Kemble on Friday, Elm gave a tough define of what to anticipate.
Starting levels:
- Swollen lymph nodes
- Headache
- Physique aches
- Fever
Later levels:
- Rashes on fingers, toes, chest, face or genitals
- Lesions or sores
The sickness can final from two to 4 weeks, in line with the CDC.
If you happen to develop rashes or lesions and are involved you could have monkeypox, Kemble recommends footage on the CDC web site for a comparability.
How is monkeypox transmitted?
Not like COVID-19, monkeypox doesn’t journey various toes, in line with Kemble. She stated that extended shut contact is normally required. She additionally talked about that saliva and open pores and skin lesions may switch the illness to others. She recommends healthcare employees and contaminated sufferers put on a face masks as a precaution.
Kemble stated it’s uncommon for the illness to be transferred to people after contact with the virus on surfaces, however there was at the very least one case transmitted from mattress linens.
Is there a monkeypox vaccine?
There’s at the moment no remedy for monkeypox. Nevertheless, the smallpox vaccine eases signs.
Kemble stated the DOH is at the moment engaged on transport the vaccine to the islands.
What do I do if I get these signs?
Contact your well being care supplier and the Division of Well being straight away in the event you expertise monkeypox signs.
How can monkeypox be prevented?
The CDC recommends:
- Keep away from contact with supplies which were touching somebody or one thing with monkeypox
- Wash your fingers frequently
- Use private protecting tools, equivalent to face masks, when round sufferers
What number of circumstances are there in the USA?
There are 24 confirmed circumstances within the U.S., in line with the CDC.
California and New York at the moment have 5 confirmed circumstances, the best case depend within the nation.
Why are we seeing monkeypox circumstances now?
Regardless of the latest spike, the CDC has been monitoring monkeypox within the U.S. for nearly twenty years.
In response to the CDC, a cargo of animals from Ghana to Texas in 2003 represented the primary identified publicity of the illness within the U.S.
The CDC stated that the 2003 outbreak was attributable to direct contact with contaminated pet prairie canines, and never with person-to-person contact.
On the time, well being officers labored collectively to ban the importation of African rodents into the U.S.
Because the latest outbreak within the U.S. is usually by means of person-to-person contact, Kemble is urging residents to make use of warning and stay vigilant given circumstances on the mainland and the summer time journey season.
For extra info on the present circumstances of monkeypox within the U.S., click on right here.
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Police have arrested and charged 29-year-old Emmy Cedeno Perez of Kailua-Kona for a parking violation scam involving a “barnacle” device placed on the windshields of vehicles in West Hawaii.
Police launched the investigation after receiving two reports of a parking-enforcement device known as a barnacle being placed on the windshield of parked vehicles at the top of Napoopoo Road near the popular Kaawaloa Trailhead in Captain Cook, on public property in an area without “no parking” signs.
A barnacle is a device similar to a briefcase that suctions to a vehicle’s windshield and can’t be removed until payment is made via instructions on the device.
The device is then released by the driver via a code sent to the driver’s mobile phone. After payment, the driver is instructed to drop off the barnacle at a drop box for a partial refund of their payment.
Through investigation, officers identified Perez as the party responsible for the barnacle.
He was arrested Tuesday and was subsequently charged with fraud, third-degree theft, second-degree criminal tampering, contempt of court, failure to appear and driving without a license.
Perez posted $11,600 bail and was released from police custody. He was ordered to appear in court on June 26.
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HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) – Hawaiʻi’s congressional delegation is demanding answers from the secretary of the Navy about why the military wants to increase its bombing of a tiny island off Niʻihau.
The bombs are 500-pound dummies and the military’s past exercises there have been shrouded in mystery.
Sens. Brian Schatz and Mazie Hirono, and Reps. Ed Case and Jill Tokuda want the Navy to complete a full environmental impact statement that could shed light on a lot of unanswered questions.
The crescent-shaped island called Kaʻula, 23 miles southwest of Niʻihau, is so remote it’s mostly known by fishermen and cultural practitioners.
The Navy wants to increase inert bombings there with 500-pound ordnance that doesn’t explode from 12 per year to 31 on the island’s southern end.
“We just want answers. If they’re going to bomb a Hawaiian island, even if it’s several miles off the coast of Niʻihau, anything in the Hawaiian Island chain is the business of the people of Hawaiʻi,” said Schatz.
Schatz told Hawaii News Now he doesn’t know when the inert bombing happened in the past.
“Those are some of the answers that we’re trying to pursue,” he said.
“I think one of the lessons from the Red Hill experience is to not just accept that if they say national security, we stop asking questions. We have a lot of questions and we are not satisfied that this is necessary for national security,” he added.
Practitioners and conservations say they welcome the Hawaiʻi congressional delegation’s demand for an environmental impact statement.
Mike Nakachi of Moana ʻOhana and his son have traveled by boat off shore of Kaʻula island. They haven’t seen any damage, but say there are stories of bombings within the past 30 years.
“I have heard stories from other fishermen in the past that were on the island or fishing close to the island and engaged in just diving operations, holoholo operations, when all of a sudden, I guess a bomb hit the island,” said Nakachi.
The island is a year-round nursery for nesting seabirds.
“They’re babies. They can’t fly away and remember, this is an island the size of Ala Moana Beach Park, so dropping 500-pound inert bombs is going to be felt no matter where you are on this island,” said Hob Osterlund, Kauai Albatross Network.
In its draft environmental assessment, the Navy said the training was vital to military readiness, no cultural resources were identified, and impacts to wildlife would be less than significant
Osterlund of the Kauaʻi Albatross Network says one unanswered question is if the state handed over the land to the Navy or any other entity.
Hawaiʻi’s attorney general told HNN it and the Department of Land and Natural Resources is looking into the matter.
HNN contacted the secretary of the Navy for comment.
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