Second case of monkeypox reported in Allegheny County

A second case of monkeypox virus was reported in Allegheny County, Tribune-Review News Partner WPXI said Thursday.

A doctor at the Central Outreach Wellness Center in Pittsburgh told WPXI that he was treating a second case of monkeypox. The patient’s test results on Thursday proved to be positive for the virus. Both cases in Pittsburgh were treated at the Northside Clinic at the Wellness Center. However, the two monkeypox cases are not related.

Dr. Stacey Lane, an infectious disease specialist who treated both patients, said the patient’s initial symptoms were mild, but subsequent tests were positive at Westpen Hospital in the city’s Bloomfield district for two days. Stated. The state confirmed that he had monkeypox, Lane said.

Most men are infected with the virus, and gay men appear to be vulnerable, according to Lane.

The World Health Organization “Some cases have been identified through sexual health clinics in gay, bisexual, and other male communities having sex with men. The risk of monkey pox is not limited to men having sex with men. It is important to be careful. Anyone who is in close contact with an infectious person is at risk. “

“I think people need to be aware of their skin and the skin of others before they come into contact with each other,” Lane told WPXI.

A spokesperson for the Allegheny County Health Department and the Central Outreach Wellness Center was not asked for comment on Thursday night.

The first case of monkeypox was confirmed on Wednesday.

The county health department said the first person in the area confirmed to be infected with monkeypox did not live in Allegheny County.

Monkeypox is not a new virus, and virologists point out that it doesn’t have to be “crazy scared.”

The virus does not spread easily Among people, and it’s not as contagious as covid-19, experts said.

Transmission requires close physical contact or long-term close exposure to the infected person or his bedding or clothing.

According to experts, dancing for hours in very close proximity can lead to infection with the virus and can also lead to sexual contact.