Los Angeles County health officials reported a 'concerning increase' of 10 new cases of mpox in the past two weeks, up from a countywide average of less than two cases per week.
Denise DadorLos Angeles County health officials reported a "concerning increase" of 10 new cases of mpox in the past two weeks, up from a countywide average of less than two cases per week.The Los Angeles County Department of Public Health on Tuesday reported a "concerning increase" of 10 new cases of mpox in the past two weeks, up from a countywide average of less than two cases per week the preceding several weeks.
The county typically tracks about one or two cases per week. Mpox is mainly spread through close contact with bodily fluids, sores, shared bedding or respiratory droplets transmitted through kissing, coughing or sneezing and even skin to skin contact. Given the recent increase in cases, the Department of Public Health recommends that anyone who develops unusual sores that look like pimples or blisters, fever, chills, headache, muscle aches or swelling of lymph nodes get tested.
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