{"id":23522,"date":"2022-07-02T23:40:13","date_gmt":"2022-07-03T03:40:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/?p=23522"},"modified":"2022-07-02T23:41:13","modified_gmt":"2022-07-03T03:41:13","slug":"2-probable-monkeypox-cases-reported-in-polk-county","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/2022\/07\/02\/2-probable-monkeypox-cases-reported-in-polk-county\/","title":{"rendered":"2 Probable Monkeypox Cases Reported In Polk County"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Two probable cases of monkeypox have been reported in Polk County, bringing the number of Tampa Bay cases to four.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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In all, 57 confirmed and probable cases have been reported in Florida with the most (30 cases) occurring in Broward County. Miami-Dade County has the next largest amount of cases (13 cases).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The DOH said monkeypox is a rare disease caused by a virus that occurs mostly in central and western Africa but can show up in other parts of the world.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In fact, until the last couple of months, there were rarely any significant outbreaks of the disease outside the African continent.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The monkeypox virus can be transmitted from animals to humans, especially African rodents and monkeys.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Once a person becomes infected with the monkeypox virus, he or she can pass it to other people, although it is not considered a very contagious disease and the risk of contracting it is generally low.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Monkeypox typically begins with flu-like symptoms (fever, chills, headache, tiredness, muscle aches) and swelling of the lymph nodes. It progresses to a rash on the face and body. The illness usually lasts two to four weeks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Human-to-human transmission generally requires prolonged face-to-face contact with someone with an active rash, or indirect contact with contaminated items of someone with a rash, such as clothing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It can be treated with a vaccine.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Click here<\/a> to see where monkeypox cases have been confirmed in Florida.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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