A potentially more severe strain of Monkey Pox may be spreading in L.A. County

CBS– The first U.S. cases of a potentially more severe form of mpox without known travel were reported in California, health officials said this week. 

In a news release Thursday, the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health confirmed an adult is now recovering at home after being hospitalized for a confirmed case of clade I mpox with no recent travel to areas the virus is typically found, primarily in parts of Africa. It was the second clade I case thought to be locally acquired, following a similar report by the Long Beach Department of Health and Human Services, also in L.A. County, earlier this week.

Compared to clade II mpox, which was the cause of the 2022 global outbreak and continued sporadic clusters in the United States, clade I mpox is more likely to cause severe illness and death, health officials say. Fatality rates for clade II range from less than 1% to 4% while rates for clade I range from 1% to 10%, according to the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. Clade II is also not generally seen in children, but clade I is being reported in more children in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. more

23 Comments on A potentially more severe strain of Monkey Pox may be spreading in L.A. County

  1. Geeee……I wonder how it got here? And which particular “strain” of illegal brought it in?

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  2. Just quit spanking the monkeys & you’ll be fine. Don’t be rash or look for rashes & by all means don’t scratch that itch. If you have a strong urge to eat bananas & climb trees it’s too late.

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  3. One of the most underreported effects/consequences of a wide open border, diseases we’ve never seen in this country and should never see in this country.

    Barry Soetoro and his “every country is exceptional” nonsense!

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  4. Glad this mopox is “more severe”. So, it could be spread from public toilet seats. Farting in buses. Seeing a picture of an afflicted holding hands with it’s furfriend. Not like the other mopox.

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  5. Speaking of……Anybody else seen Pete Buttigieg sporting his scruffy beard? I have to say, this Clade II Buttigieg looks marginally better than beardless Clade I Buttigieg, although it makes him look like a gayer 7elensky.

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