By early June, the family doctor and his colleagues had treated about 15 patients with confirmed infections, out of about 100 laboratory-confirmed cases reported so far in Quebec. People with suspected infections soon began to appear in the clinic on an almost daily basis. Cloutier-Blais began to notice some interesting trends. The smallpox lesions, he found, did not appear exactly as he had seen in photos circulating on the internet of people infected in parts of Africa where the virus had been detected for decades. “The lesions are much smaller and usually very localized,” he said, adding that there is also a “very wide range of different types of presentations.” In some cases, lesions appear on or in various areas of the body, including the mouth, genitals, or anus of patients, sometimes spreading to the extremities or torso or occurring throughout the body. But for other patients, the visible symptoms were much more subtle – even a single mark on the skin. Doctors in many countries observe similar patterns. In this unprecedented outbreak – which offers many clinicians their first real experience with the disease – there is a clear range of severity, from classic rashes all over the body requiring hospital stays and painkillers, to cases where monkey pox. appears as a mild infection that can be easily lost or easily confused with other conditions. And while these infections are usually treatable, there is also growing concern that the virus could spread to vulnerable populations at higher risk for a life-threatening illness.
The rash may be the first warning sign
Photographs taken at a clinic show leprosy damage to monkeys in patients in the UK during a global outbreak beyond typical virus endemic areas in Africa. (United Kingdom Health Insurance Service) Smallpox often occurs as a flu-like illness, with symptoms such as fever, chills, and muscle stiffness that may precede indicative damage. However, for recent patients in the US, the appearance of a rash was often the first warning sign that they were ill. “In these new cases, what we hear is that they [pre-rash] “The symptoms may be really mild or not at all,” said Dr. Agam Rao, a physician in the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. during an interview in the medical journal GLASS. It may also be difficult for clinicians unfamiliar with the virus to differentiate certain infections from chickenpox – or certain sexually transmitted infections such as herpes and syphilis. “Monkey pox can be disguised as other conditions,” said Dr. Rosamund Lewis, a Canadian physician and technical director at the World Health Organization (WHO) on monkey pox outbreaks. CLOCKS Quebec officials are working to curb monkey pox outbreaks:
Quebec health workers work to curb monkey pox outbreak
Health officials in Quebec are working to curb the province’s monkey pox outbreak as the focus shifts to keeping people safe during summer gatherings. The bodily injuries associated with this virus are usually thought to start around the head, before proceeding to the arms and legs, however Rao said patients in the US have developed rashes on the genitals or perianal area first, including some people suffering from rectal inflammation. A case study published in the medical journal Infectious Diseases Eurosurveillance examined the experience of an HIV-positive man in his 30s who was diagnosed with smallpox in May after traveling and having sex in Europe. The man’s initial symptoms were painless blisters on his penis, which soon worsened. The lesions became painful and itchy, then the man developed a fever three days later, with the rash spreading to his torso, face and limbs in the following days – requiring two trips to his doctor and a short hospital stay. “When examined in the hospital, the lesions of the penis had largely formed scabies and the lesions on the hands and lower extremities were painless blisters,” wrote the authors of the case study.
“Monkey pox can affect anyone”
Monkey pox is not known to be a sexually transmitted infection, but it can be spread through various forms of close contact with others. This includes skin-to-skin contact, even if one has only minimal damage to the genitals or through respiratory droplets if one has a lesion inside the mouth, said Lewis of the WHO. While there are some reports of recently infected women worldwide, the largest volume of infections in this global epidemic – now in about 1,000 confirmed cases and counts – is among men who have sex with men, prompting awareness campaigns from and about members of this community. “Of course, smallpox can affect anyone, any gender, any sexual orientation,” said Dane Griffiths, director of the Gay Men’s Sexual Health Alliance in Ontario, where about a dozen cases have been reported, most notably in Toronto. “But given the current cases we see and the questions that remain about the dynamics of transmitting monkey pox to our community, we are informing people about it.” CLOCKS WHO urges countries to stop transmitting monkey pox:
WHO urges nations to help curb monkey pox
The World Health Organization warns that monkey pox virus could spread to non-endemic countries if they do not control the current epidemic. Cloutier-Blais stressed the importance of rapid community mobilization, including “impressive” participation in monkeypox vaccination clinics in Montreal. Since its release in late May, more than 1,600 doses have been provided to members of the public who may be at higher risk of contracting monkey pox due to sexual contact or work-related reasons. “Anyone could eventually have symptoms,” said Cloutier-Blais. As the global cases of monkey pox became headlines, the clinic of Dr. Montreal’s Antoine Cloutier-Blais began seeing patients with unusual – and often painful – injuries. (Guillaume Steben / CBC News)
“Stay isolated” if faults occur
In mild cases, the Montreal doctor said his patients did not need much medical support. “We just suggest that people cover their injuries and stay isolated as much as possible, with a mask if they need to meet other people and otherwise stay home and cover their injuries until they are completely healed,” he explained. More severe cases, however, required hospitalization, with patients experiencing “very severe fever or pain that is difficult to treat alone through oral medication.” So far, no one has died during the recent global epidemic outside Africa, WHO Director-General Tentros Gembresesus told a news conference on Wednesday. However, the disease can be fatal in some cases, especially for higher risk groups such as pregnant women, children and people with weakened immune systems. The Center called on countries to make serious efforts to stop the further transmission of the virus, in order to prevent the spread of aphids and their spread to these vulnerable populations. “The risk of monkey pox settling in non-endemic countries is real,” he said.
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By early June, the family doctor and his colleagues had treated about 15 patients with confirmed infections, out of about 100 laboratory-confirmed cases reported so far in Quebec. People with suspected infections soon began to appear in the clinic on an almost daily basis. Cloutier-Blais began to notice some interesting trends. The smallpox lesions, he found, did not appear exactly as he had seen in photos circulating on the internet of people infected in parts of Africa where the virus had been detected for decades. “The lesions are much smaller and usually very localized,” he said, adding that there is also a “very wide range of different types of presentations.” In some cases, lesions appear on or in various areas of the body, including the mouth, genitals, or anus of patients, sometimes spreading to the extremities or torso or occurring throughout the body. But for other patients, the visible symptoms were much more subtle – even a single mark on the skin. Doctors in many countries observe similar patterns. In this unprecedented outbreak – which offers many clinicians their first real experience with the disease – there is a clear range of severity, from classic rashes all over the body requiring hospital stays and painkillers, to cases where monkey pox. appears as a mild infection that can be easily lost or easily confused with other conditions. And while these infections are usually treatable, there is also growing concern that the virus could spread to vulnerable populations at higher risk for a life-threatening illness.
The rash may be the first warning sign
Photographs taken at a clinic show leprosy damage to monkeys in patients in the UK during a global outbreak beyond typical virus endemic areas in Africa. (United Kingdom Health Insurance Service) Smallpox often occurs as a flu-like illness, with symptoms such as fever, chills, and muscle stiffness that may precede indicative damage. However, for recent patients in the US, the appearance of a rash was often the first warning sign that they were ill. “In these new cases, what we hear is that they [pre-rash] “The symptoms may be really mild or not at all,” said Dr. Agam Rao, a physician in the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. during an interview in the medical journal GLASS. It may also be difficult for clinicians unfamiliar with the virus to differentiate certain infections from chickenpox – or certain sexually transmitted infections such as herpes and syphilis. “Monkey pox can be disguised as other conditions,” said Dr. Rosamund Lewis, a Canadian physician and technical director at the World Health Organization (WHO) on monkey pox outbreaks. CLOCKS Quebec officials are working to curb monkey pox outbreaks:
Quebec health workers work to curb monkey pox outbreak
Health officials in Quebec are working to curb the province’s monkey pox outbreak as the focus shifts to keeping people safe during summer gatherings. The bodily injuries associated with this virus are usually thought to start around the head, before proceeding to the arms and legs, however Rao said patients in the US have developed rashes on the genitals or perianal area first, including some people suffering from rectal inflammation. A case study published in the medical journal Infectious Diseases Eurosurveillance examined the experience of an HIV-positive man in his 30s who was diagnosed with smallpox in May after traveling and having sex in Europe. The man’s initial symptoms were painless blisters on his penis, which soon worsened. The lesions became painful and itchy, then the man developed a fever three days later, with the rash spreading to his torso, face and limbs in the following days – requiring two trips to his doctor and a short hospital stay. “When examined in the hospital, the lesions of the penis had largely formed scabies and the lesions on the hands and lower extremities were painless blisters,” wrote the authors of the case study.
“Monkey pox can affect anyone”
Monkey pox is not known to be a sexually transmitted infection, but it can be spread through various forms of close contact with others. This includes skin-to-skin contact, even if one has only minimal damage to the genitals or through respiratory droplets if one has a lesion inside the mouth, said Lewis of the WHO. While there are some reports of recently infected women worldwide, the largest volume of infections in this global epidemic – now in about 1,000 confirmed cases and counts – is among men who have sex with men, prompting awareness campaigns from and about members of this community. “Of course, smallpox can affect anyone, any gender, any sexual orientation,” said Dane Griffiths, director of the Gay Men’s Sexual Health Alliance in Ontario, where about a dozen cases have been reported, most notably in Toronto. “But given the current cases we see and the questions that remain about the dynamics of transmitting monkey pox to our community, we are informing people about it.” CLOCKS WHO urges countries to stop transmitting monkey pox:
WHO urges nations to help curb monkey pox
The World Health Organization warns that monkey pox virus could spread to non-endemic countries if they do not control the current epidemic. Cloutier-Blais stressed the importance of rapid community mobilization, including “impressive” participation in monkeypox vaccination clinics in Montreal. Since its release in late May, more than 1,600 doses have been provided to members of the public who may be at higher risk of contracting monkey pox due to sexual contact or work-related reasons. “Anyone could eventually have symptoms,” said Cloutier-Blais. As the global cases of monkey pox became headlines, the clinic of Dr. Montreal’s Antoine Cloutier-Blais began seeing patients with unusual – and often painful – injuries. (Guillaume Steben / CBC News)
“Stay isolated” if faults occur
In mild cases, the Montreal doctor said his patients did not need much medical support. “We just suggest that people cover their injuries and stay isolated as much as possible, with a mask if they need to meet other people and otherwise stay home and cover their injuries until they are completely healed,” he explained. More severe cases, however, required hospitalization, with patients experiencing “very severe fever or pain that is difficult to treat alone through oral medication.” So far, no one has died during the recent global epidemic outside Africa, WHO Director-General Tentros Gembresesus told a news conference on Wednesday. However, the disease can be fatal in some cases, especially for higher risk groups such as pregnant women, children and people with weakened immune systems. The Center called on countries to make serious efforts to stop the further transmission of the virus, in order to prevent the spread of aphids and their spread to these vulnerable populations. “The risk of monkey pox settling in non-endemic countries is real,” he said.
