MNKYPOX Monkeypox - Consolidated Thread.

WriterMom

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https://www.cbsnews.com/pittsburgh/news/pittsburgh-first-monkeypox-case/

First monkeypox case reported in Pittsburgh

PITTSBURGH (KDKA) - A person tested positive for the monkeypox virus in Pittsburgh for the first time during the latest outbreak.

According to the CDC, there are around 350 confirmed cases of monkeypox in the U.S., eight of which are in Pennsylvania. According to the Pennsylvania Health Department, a southwestern Pennsylvania resident who was receiving care in Pittsburgh tested positive for monkeypox. The seven other cases are in Philadelphia.

The Allegheny County Health Department said that no Allegheny County residents have tested positive for monkeypox.

Dr. Stacy Lane, the founder of Central Outreach Wellness Center, said the state health department confirmed one of the wellness center's patients tested positive on Tuesday.

"The real concern is that it can be disfiguring and scarring and it does have some mortality, it's minimal," said Dr. Lane.


Dr. Lane said the virus is often transmitted by skin-to-skin, including sexual contact. She said many cases have been among gay and bisexual men.

"A lot of this transmission is happening in the gay men's population but also on dance floors, rave parties, things like that. It's a lot of skin-to-skin contact so anywhere people are dancing bumping into each other," she said.

Central Outreach has several locations in Pennsylvania. Right now, Central Outreach's location on the North Shore has access to the treatment and vaccine, which were developed to protect against smallpox and may be used to prevent and treat monkeypox. Dr. Lane said the vaccine is 85 percent effective in preventing the monkeypox virus. As for the treatment, she said it's very new and is used on a case-by-case basis, typically severe ones.

"For those who were exposed, there is a vaccine to prevent this now. Time's of the essence, you have to get the vaccine quickly, it can prevent the illness if people get vaccinated within four days of exposure," Dr. Lane said.


The Biden administration announced Tuesday plans to offer more vaccines to protect people at higher risk of exposure.

The CDC recommends vaccines be provided to individuals with confirmed exposures and presumed exposures.

"It presents much like chickenpox where people get symptoms, of fever, chills, feeling bad for a few days, then end up getting big lymph nodes and a rash eventually forms. The rash is very characteristic; it can involve palms and soles of the hands and feet. It can involve genitals and anywhere on somebody's skin," Dr. Lane said.

She suggests people who may have been exposed should seek medical care with their local health department.

Lane said people who plan on going to parties, clubs or other places where people could bump into each other should wear long sleeves, pants and a mask.

The Pennsylvania Department of Health shared this message for the public with KDKA:

"People should not panic when they hear about a confirmed case of monkeypox. The Monkeypox Virus has been identified in humans in the United States since 2003 and the likelihood of an individual contracting the virus is small as monkeypox is not easily transmitted from person to person. Additionally, the Monkeypox virus can spread when a person comes into contact with the virus from an infected animal, infected person or materials contaminated with the virus. Once a person is diagnosed with monkeypox, public health representatives conduct contact tracing to identify those potentially exposed and asks that they monitor their health for 21 days (i.e., the maximum incubation period for the disease). If they develop symptoms, we ask that they isolate immediately and contact public health officials. Since monkeypox is infectious when symptoms begin, isolating ill individuals as soon as they develop symptoms can help prevent further spread of the virus and thus help to contain its spread."


The Department of Health has created a fact sheet where people can obtain more information about the monkeypox virus.
 
Heliobas Disciple

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John Deere Girl said:
Where did you purchase it? I'm seeing it's prescription only, and I'd like to add some to my medical kit.
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I actually had a prescription from my dermatologist after she did some routine skin cancer screening biopsies so I got it at CVS. With insurance it was less than $10 but I don't remember now exactly how much. Lots of suggestions though I see on how to get it otherwise. (I didn't want you to think I ignored your question, but I don't have very much to offer).

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Heliobas Disciple said:
I actually had a prescription from my dermatologist after she did some routine skin cancer screening biopsies so I got it at CVS. With insurance it was less than $10 but I don't remember now exactly how much. Lots of suggestions though I see on how to get it otherwise. (I didn't want you to think I ignored your question, but I don't have very much to offer).

HD
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I appreciate your response! I'm working on a prescription, and if that doesn't work out, I will order from ADC.
 
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RN here. Was advised by my skin CA MD to not use Neosporin, nor triple antibiotic. Both can cause skin irritation. Use Bacitracin, which he gave a script for.

There is a spray you can get at wal mart called Tecnu. It has Benadryl, topical anesthetic, tea tree oil, and one other oil in it.

It’s listed for poison ivy mostly, but I use it on mosquito bites and they stop itching and are usually gone by the next day.

Get the spray. The tube is for actual Poison Ivy and has a scrub feel to it.

 
helen

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Eyewash solution for each person in the household.

Epsom salt water in a sanitized spray bottle. Dilute until it does not burn. It doesn't have to burn to be effective.

My grandparents put a little bit of the old Lysol concentrate in bath water for intractable sores. It burned like fire, but it was the only thing that worked. I don't know what is in the new version.
 
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amarah

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helen said:
Eyewash solution for each person in the household.

Epsom salt water in a sanitized spray bottle. Dilute until it does not burn. It doesn't have to burn to be effective.

My grandparents put a little bit of the old Lysol concentrate in bath water for intractable sores. It burned like fire, but it was the only thing that worked. I don't know what is in the new version.
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Should the eyewash solution be only saline? The ones I saw in the pharmacy had some type of lubrication as well.
 
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amarah

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I also wonder,should you shower every time you get home from being in public? Will it be in your hair?Will simply showering and washing your hair kill the virus? Can just washing your clothes normally kill the virus? I can't find this kind of info anywhere.
 
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amarah said:
I also wonder,should you shower every time you get home from being in public? Will it be in your hair?Will simply showering and washing your hair kill the virus? Can just washing your clothes normally kill the virus? I can't find this kind of info anywhere.
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I would think washing your clothes in HOT water with temperature boost would become the new protocol. I guess I'll have to go back to peeling my clothes off and throwing them in the washer first thing when I get back from the store. I take my "store shoes" off at the back door and don't wear them in the house.
My Grandmother survived the Spanish flu epidemic (she and Granddad were almost the only people in their community who didn't get it) and she washed everything in scalding water her entire life. She nursed her best friend who lived down the street and the woman died.
 
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I just got back from the store.I am making a monkeypox kit for both my husband and I.

I already have masks and gloves,and will be ordering some safety glasses.I have s purpurea tincture as well.

I bought saline wash for cleansing wounds,calamine spray with pain killer in it,Refresh eyedrops,bandaids,and bacitracin ointment.I was surprised they had it,I thought it was prescription only.I got it at Giant Eagle,a grocery store here in northeast Ohio.

If anyone else has ideas for adding to my kit,please post.I wanted to get these supplies now before monkeypox hits my area,as these may not be available when the masses react !
 
BenIan

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amarah said:
I just got back from the store.I am making a monkeypox kit for both my husband and I.

I already have masks and gloves,and will be ordering some safety glasses.I have s purpurea tincture as well.

I bought saline wash for cleansing wounds,calamine spray with pain killer in it,Refresh eyedrops,bandaids,and bacitracin ointment.I was surprised they had it,I thought it was prescription only.I got it at Giant Eagle,a grocery store here in northeast Ohio.

If anyone else has ideas for adding to my kit,please post.I wanted to get these supplies now before monkeypox hits my area,as these may not be available when the masses react !
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phloydius

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SouthernBreeze said:
Maybe someone could start a thread for the treatment of monkeypox.......I can't remember everything that's been listed in this thread, and it's a lot of trouble to go back through it for all the info.
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Done.

MNKYPOX - MonkeyPox Treatment & Prevention [No Politics / No Reporting / No News]

MonkeyPox Treatments / Planning / Prevention [No Politics / No Reporting / No News] Starting this thread for the ideas for treating MonkeyPox, per request by SouthernBreeze. What is this thread for? Ideas for the treatment of Monkeypox. Items for first aid kits, emergency kits, SHTF kits...
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Meemur

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amarah said:
I also wonder,should you shower every time you get home from being in public? Will it be in your hair?Will simply showering and washing your hair kill the virus? Can just washing your clothes normally kill the virus? I can't find this kind of info anywhere.
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Here's what I started doing when SARS was a thing:

- My biggest tip: keep "outside" shoes outside. Do NOT wear them in the house. You can be barefooted, in socks, or buy a cheap pair of sneakers, but don't be bringing in viruses on your shoes.

Some shoes can stand a weak solution of bleach on the soles. Others can't. I typically put mine out on the porch in the afternoon sun periodically.

- When coming in from work/grocery shopping, take off the outer clothing in a mudroom or designed spot. I go to the basement and either wash those clothes or put them in a laundry basket. I suppose I'll have to start handling that with gloves.

- Next, go take a hot shower with soap. Yes, wash your hair.

- Next, go through the house with a dilute solution of bleach and wipe the door knobs. Do that to your car door handles, too.

- Do not re-wear your outer clothing until it has been washed.

This routine is a pain in the rear, but I think it really helped. I'll be wearing gloves more and maybe a face shield, depending. I suspect I'll wear safety glasses, first.

Along with all of this, stay away from small shops, like hair cut salons where they don't have the expensive filters on a/cs or furnaces. They just circulating the air. Don't breathe that. It is much better in a big box store (or large grocery). Get in and get out.

Hope something here helps!
 
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