Pima County Health is considering monkeypox a low risk, with just six cases so far. Still, the health department is urging precautions and offering vaccinations to high risk groups to limit the spread. Craig Smith KGUN has the full story .
TUCSON, Ariz. — Pima County’s level of monkeypox is low with just six cases so far, but the county health department is urging precautions and offering vaccinations to high risk groups to limit the spread.
Doctor Theresa Cullen says just as with COVID, contact tracing has been critical to identifying the series of intimate contacts that help monkeypox spread. The county is also working to share protective information with high risk groups. Doctor Cullen says people should watch out for any new skin lesions and stay home if they have any early infection symptoms like fever, fatigue, back ache, or swollen glands.She is concerned health care workers could be at risk from contact with people they treat but does not think monkeypox presents much of a threat to schoolchildren.
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