Potential monkeypox cases under investigation in Lancaster County
8 AND THANK YOU NEW THIS AFTERNOON IN LANCASTER COUNTY THE POSSIBLE SPREAD OF MONKEYPOX IS NOW BEING INVEST. GATED THIS ACCORDING TO LGH WHICH SAYS RIGHT NOW, THERE ARE NO POSITIVE CASES. THE CDC SAYS THERE ARE 58 CASES IN PENNSYLVANIA AND MORE THAN 2,300 NATIONWIDE SYMPTOMS OF MONKEYPOX INCLUDE FEVER HEADACHE MUSCLE ACHES BACKACHE SWOLLEN LYMPH NODES CHILLS EXHAUSTION AND A RASH THAT LOOKS LIKE PIMPLES OR BLISTERS ON THE FACE INSIDE THE MOUTH OR ON OTHER PARTS OF THE BODY THE VIRUS SPREADS FROM PERSON TO PERSON THROUGH DIRECT DIRECT CONTACT WITH THE RASH TOUCHING ITEMS THAT PREVIOUSLY TOUCHED THE RASH DURING PROLONGED FACE-TO-FACE OR INTIMATE PHYSICAL CONTACT AND PREGNANT WOMEN CAN SPREAD T
Potential monkeypox cases under investigation in Lancaster County
Possible causes of monkeypox are under investigation in Lancaster County, according to Lancaster General Health.So far, there are no confirmed cases in Lancaster County.Confirmed casesThe Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said there are 58 confirmed cases of monkeypox in Pennsylvania.There are 2,322 cases in the U.S.SymptomsThe CDC said monkeypox symptoms can include:FeverHeadacheMuscle achesBackacheSwollen lymph nodesChillsExhaustionA rash that looks like pimples or blisters that appears on the face, inside the mouth and on other parts of the bodyThe illness typically lasts two to four weeks.How it spreadsThe virus spreads from person to person:Through direct contact with the rash;By touching items that previously touched the rash; andDuring prolonged face-to-face or intimate physical contact.Pregnant women can spread the virus to their fetuses through the placenta.
Possible causes of monkeypox are under investigation in Lancaster County, according to Lancaster General Health.
So far, there are no confirmed cases in Lancaster County.
Confirmed cases
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said there are 58 confirmed cases of monkeypox in Pennsylvania.
There are 2,322 cases in the U.S.
Symptoms
The CDC said monkeypox symptoms can include:
- Fever
- Headache
- Muscle aches
- Backache
- Swollen lymph nodes
- Chills
- Exhaustion
A rash that looks like pimples or blisters that appears on the face, inside the mouth and on other parts of the body
The illness typically lasts two to four weeks.
How it spreads
The virus spreads from person to person:
- Through direct contact with the rash;
- By touching items that previously touched the rash; and
- During prolonged face-to-face or intimate physical contact.
Pregnant women can spread the virus to their fetuses through the placenta.
