So far, there have been 2,400 cases in the U.S. since the International outbreak emerged two months ago. Some fear monkeypox may become a widespread STD like herpes, gonorrhea and HIV.
Dr. Rochelle Walensky, director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, said the government's response is growing stronger every day and vaccine supplies will soon surge.Monkeypox is not classified as a sexually transmitted disease
It spreads mainly through skin-to-skin contact, but it can also be transmitted through linens used by someone with monkeypox. Although it's been moving through the population like a sexually transmitted disease, officials have been watching for other types of spread that could expand the outbreak. It didn't help that local health departments, already burdened with COVID-19 and scores of other diseases, now had to find the resources to do intensive contact-tracing work on monkeypox, too.Symptoms take 7-14 days to show, but can take up to 21 days to show
Late last month, as more doses became available, the CDC began recommending that shots be offered to those who realize on their own that they could have been infected. Testing has also expanded. More than 70,000 people can be tested each week, far more than current demand, Walensky said. The government has also embarked on a campaign to educate doctors and gay and bisexual men about the disease, she added.
Walensky agrees that such a scenario is likely. “If it's not contained all over the world, we are always at risk of having flare-ups” from travelers, she said.
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