United States: Health officials released research on Tuesday outlining how two healthy young men developed inflammation of the brain as well as spinal cord due to the virus, and on Wednesday, a second US death was connected to monkeypox.
The current worldwide outbreak, which started in May, has affected roughly 22,000 US residents, but since officials have issued hundreds of thousands of vaccine doses, the number of new illnesses has been declining.
The local health authorities reported the most recent dead case was a highly immunocompromised Los Angeles County individual who had been hospitalized without providing any other information.
According to the agency, “persons severely immunocompromised who fear they have monkeypox are recommended to seek medical care and treatment early and continue under a provider’s care throughout their disease.”
The first US fatality associated with the virus occurred in Texas on August 30, although officials asserted they were still looking into the possible contribution of monkeypox due to the patient’s extreme immunocompromised state. The current global pandemic affects Guys who have intercourse with other men.
Historically, the virus has been spread by direct contact with lesions, bodily fluids and respiratory droplets, and sometimes through indirect contamination via surfaces such as shared bedding. However, there is tentative data that suggests sexual transmission may possibly be a factor in this outbreak.
Meanwhile, the US Centres for Disease Control & Prevention released a report on two unvaccinated males in their 30s who developed inflammation in their brain and spinal cord after testing positive for the virus.
The first, case A, was a gay guy in his 30s from Colorado who developed fever, chills, and malaise before developing rashes on his face, scrotum, and extremities. Swabs taken from the lesions revealed that the virus was present in the patient.
Furthermore, he also developed lower extremity weakness and numbness, was unable to empty his bladder, experienced a persistent as well as painful erection, and was hospitalized.
