New Delhi: Health and Human Dallas County (DCHHS) on Friday confirmed the monkeypox case in Texas residents.
This was reportedly the first case of a rare disease in the United States since the 2003 outbreak, which affected 47 people.
Patients are currently being isolated in hospitals in Dallas, and in stable conditions.
“We have worked with CDC and DSHS and have conducted interviews with patients and close contacts exposed,” said Director of Dchhs Philip Huang in a statement.
“We have determined that there are very few risks for the general public.” Texas residents arrived at the Love Field airport from Nigeria on July 9.
CDC works with health officials, state and local to contact airline passengers and other possible people.
has come into contact with patients.
“This case is not a reason for alarms and we do not expect threats to the general public,” Judge Dallas County Jenkins Jenkins said.
Dchhs further added that those who do not have symptoms have no symptoms.
Able to spread viruses to others.
CDC defines monkeypox as a rare disease caused by the MonkeyPox virus.
The first human case of the Virus was registered in 1970 in the Democratic Republic of the Congo during the period of intensive effort to remove smallpox.
According to CDC, infection starts with fever, headache, muscle aches, and fatigue.
In one to three days – or sometimes longer – after the appearance of fever, those infected with developing rashes that often begin on the face and then spread to other parts of the body.
The human-to-human virus transmission is considered to occur mainly through large breathing droplets.
Furthermore, the CDC explained that there was “no proven treatment, safe for monkeypox virus infection”.
The smallpox, antivirus, and vaccinia vaccinia globulin (Vig) can be used to control the plague, he added.
Texas County reported the first case of Monkeypox
