When one LA man was diagnosed with monkeypox, he shared his three-week struggle on social media. 'This s--- sucks,' he said. 'And you don't want it.'
"My name is Matt, I have monkeypox. This s--- sucks, and you don’t want it," said Ford.
He went on to show the lesions on his body and explain how painful they were. Ford says he did it for two reasons; to educate the public on this virus, and to tell anyone who’s been exposed to not be embarrassed. "There's no reason to feel any shame or stigma," he said. "You know, you've done nothing wrong because it's just how the cards fell. But see your doctor, isolate, get vaccinated early on if you can, even if you've been exposed." Ford dealt with monkeypox for three weeks. "The first week was more flu-like symptoms, fever, cough, sore throat, full-body chills and night sweats," Ford said.
Nationwide, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention have confirmed more than 500 cases of monkeypox among men. In
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