{"id":450540,"date":"2022-05-21T03:34:50","date_gmt":"2022-05-21T00:34:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/nyc-patient-tests-positive-for-virus-related-to-monkeypox\/"},"modified":"2022-05-21T03:34:50","modified_gmt":"2022-05-21T00:34:50","slug":"nyc-patient-tests-positive-for-virus-related-to-monkeypox","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/nyc-patient-tests-positive-for-virus-related-to-monkeypox\/","title":{"rendered":"#NYC patient tests positive for virus related to monkeypox"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_84 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a228129f05d1\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a228129f05d1\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/nyc-patient-tests-positive-for-virus-related-to-monkeypox\/#%E2%80%9CNYC_patient_tests_positive_for_virus_related_to_monkeypox%E2%80%9D\" >&#8220;NYC patient tests positive for virus related to monkeypox&#8221;<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%9CNYC_patient_tests_positive_for_virus_related_to_monkeypox%E2%80%9D\"><\/span>&#8220;NYC patient tests positive for virus related to monkeypox&#8221;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<div>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignleft\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>A New York City patient tested positive for a family of viruses that monkeypox belongs to, health officials said Friday, but it was still unclear if the person was infected with the rare disease. <\/p>\n<p>Two patients had been under investigation by the city\u2019s health department for possibly carrying the virus, which has been spreading around the western world \u201cwithin sexual networks\u201d, according to officials.<\/p>\n<p>One possible case of monkeypox in the city was ruled out, while the other person tested positive for \u201cOrthopoxvirus, the family of viruses to which monkeypox belongs,\u201d the health department said in a statement. <\/p>\n<p>The patient was in isolation and presumed to be positive while the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention determines if the person does indeed have the virus. Local health officials are carrying out contact tracing in the meantime, they said.<\/p>\n<p>Health officials said masks were effective at preventing the spread of monkeypox, which produces skin lesions and leaves patients with flu symptoms.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAs a precaution, any New Yorkers who experience flu-like illness with swelling of the lymph nodes and rashes on the face and body should contact their health care provider,\u201d New York City health officials <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www1.nyc.gov\/assets\/doh\/downloads\/pdf\/press\/2022\/05202022-monkeypox-update.pdf\">wrote in a press release<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMonkeypox is rare but can spread through close contact with an infected person or animal. This includes via respiratory droplets \u2013 usually after prolonged contact \u2014 body fluids or other forms of close contact, such as sharing clothes or other materials that have been used by someone who is infectious.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/nyc-monkeypox-111.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"This 2003 electron microscope image made available by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention shows mature, oval-shaped monkeypox virions, left, and spherical immature virions, right, obtained from a sample of human skin associated with the 2003 prairie dog outbreak.\" class=\"wp-image-22358240\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/nyc-monkeypox-111.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/nyc-monkeypox-111.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/nyc-monkeypox-111.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>New York City health officials stated monkeypox call be spread through \u201crespiratory droplets.\u201d<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Cynthia S. Goldsmith, Russell Regner\/CDC via AP<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The World Health Organization called an emergency meeting Friday after more than 100 confirmed or suspected cases were identified in Europe, along with cases in Canada and Australia. <\/p>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignright\">\n    <\/aside>\n<p>The virus was first identified in monkeys and rarely spreads outside of Africa, which has made the latest rash of cases alarming to health officials.<\/p>\n<p>The first signs of the new outbreak started on May 7 when a man who had been in Nigeria tested positive for the virus in England.<\/p>\n<p>Officials in England and Portugal have said most patients in their country are men who have sex with other men.<\/p>\n<p>The cluster of cases was classified as an epidemic, according to Dr. Fabian Leendertz, a  Robert Koch Institute epidemiologist.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHowever, it is very unlikely that this epidemic will last long. The cases can be well isolated via contact tracing and there are also drugs and effective vaccines that can be used if necessary,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p><em>With Post wires<\/em><\/p><\/div>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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