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This is my experience, but it boils down to this: This shit sucks and you don’t want it.
Matt Ford / Via instagram.com
I’m a proud openly gay man, and I split my time between Los Angeles and New York.
Days after unusual clusters of the rare monkeypox virus emerged in Europe, New York City health authorities announced on Thursday that they were investigating a possible case of the rare disease. https://t.co/imnmmtfPCT
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the incubation period is roughly 1–2 weeks, which tracks for when I was likely exposed.
The health department also collected information from me about my symptoms, my recent travel, how I could’ve been exposed, and who else I could have exposed.
Matt Ford
Matt Ford
I noticed concentrations in the aforementioned underwear zone, on my arms, and on my face.
According to the CDC, an individual is considered fully recovered and noncontagious only after every lesion has scabbed and fallen off and has fresh, healthy skin underneath. The estimated time is 2–4 weeks from exposure to full recovery.
Some people I know who’ve had it reported mild cases, but the exposure web I’m linked to has had some severe symptoms. I’m currently struggling to sleep through the night. This shit sucks.
In fact, according to the CDC, “Sometimes, people get a rash first, followed by other symptoms. Others only experience a rash.”
The CDC cautions, however, that “people with weakened immune systems, children under 8 years of age, people with a history of eczema, and people who are pregnant or breastfeeding may be more likely to get seriously ill or die.”
For those asking how I got it: It was through skin-to-skin contact. Here’s the CDC on how it spreads and what the spots look like (I can confirm):
“We have no concept of the scale of the monkeypox outbreak in the US,” New York University biologist Joseph Osmundson told NPR last week.
The unfortunate news is that only very limited quantities of the vaccines have so far been made available — and in larger cities at that. The manufacturer of the newer, two-dose Jynneos vaccine is working on producing more.
Follow their instructions and stay alert for the appearance of tell-tale symptoms, primarily the lesions and/or flu-like symptoms.
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