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Monkeypox patient shares warning about the illness, encourages vaccination
KSTP.com ^ | 7/29/22 | Callan Gray KSTP

Posted on 07/30/2022 1:28:01 PM PDT by ButThreeLeftsDo

Monkeypox cases continue to rise in Minnesota and across the country. There are now 5,189 infections nationwide across all but three states.

“I feel like I heard the word monkeypox and I got it and that’s how quickly it happened,” said Kyle Benter. “It’s spreading even faster now.”

Benter has been battling the virus for about two weeks, after having contact with a friend who also later tested positive.

“I actually got it from contact with literally one person,” said Benter. “A lot of people think its people out there having a ton of sex, touching a ton of people, going to clubs, going to parties, or whatever.”

The University of Minnesota graduate now lives in Chicago. He said symptoms started with exhaustion and chills but he didn’t initially think he was getting sick. During a routine doctor’s visit, his physician discovered a swollen lymph node. Benter said the lesions soon started appearing all over his body.

“Every day I was like ‘it’s going to get better, tomorrow it’s going to get better’,” he said. “And it gets worse and it gets worse.”

The pain was so severe, Benter went to the emergency room.

“I was like ‘Can I please for the love of God have something for the pain because it is so unbearable at this point, it’s excruciating it affects every aspect of my life, I can’t even sleep properly’,” he described.

Illinois has reported more than 400 cases, the third highest state in the country. The number of infections in Minnesota has grown from 19 to 33 cases within a week.

“The majority cases are among gay, bisexual and men who have sex with men,” said State Epidemiologist Dr. Ruth Lynfield. “It just happened that it is currently circulating in this group but it can happen to anybody that has close physical contact.”

According to the Minnesota Department of Health, the majority of cases are in the Twin Cities metro area. A case has now been identified in Greater Minnesota as well. The infections have been among men 18 to 55 years old, with a median age of 37 years old.

“If you or your partner have recently been sick, currently have been sick or have a new or unexplained rash, do not engage in close skin to skin contact, including sex, and see a healthcare provider,” said Dr. Lynfield.

The virus is spread through prolonged skin-to-skin contact, including direct contact with a monkeypox rash, scabs or bodily fluids from a person with monkeypox. According to Dr. Lynfield, it can also spread through contact with fabrics, including bedding, clothing, or towels, that were used by an infected person. In addition, respiratory droplets can pass the illness from one person to another.

There is a vaccine available for those who have been exposed or who are at a higher risk of exposure.

According to MDH, there are about 3,000 doses available statewide and another 7,600 doses are expected to be distributed in the next four to six weeks.

The two-dose Jynneos vaccine is provided by the federal government. It is not typically commercially available or stocked by healthcare providers, according to MDH.

“We know that that amount is not nearly enough for the tens of thousands of people estimated to be at high risk in Minnesota,” said Dr. Lynfield. “Vaccine alone cannot stop the spread of this outbreak, practicing preventive measures in addition to vaccine is critical.”

MDH is distributing the vaccines it receives from the federal government to local healthcare providers and health departments.

“I wish there were more places to give out vaccines,” said Jamieson Fang, who lives in Saint Paul.

Fang called Red Door Clinic in Minneapolis to schedule a vaccine after seeing new monkeypox cases in the Twin Cities, including among friends about a month ago.

“Since the disease kind of came into the United States, it’s been in the back of my mind but once some friends are telling me they got the virus in Minneapolis, I started to worry about the spread of the virus,” said Fang. “I just want to be proactive, protect myself and my friends from getting the virus.”

Fang got the first dose last week and will return for the second shot in about a month. According to health officials, the two doses are given about 28 days apart.

“The vaccine itself is quick and easy, not painful […] I have no side effects at all,” said Fang. “I don’t want anyone to suffer that kind of disease so be proactive and get vaccinated.”

Benter also encourages people to seek out a vaccine to prevent further spread.

“It’s traumatizing, it’s really, really bad,” said Benter of the illness. “It’s absolutely important to get out there and get the vaccine.”


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To: ButThreeLeftsDo
“I actually got it from contact with literally one person,” said Benter.

QUESTION: "With how many people did that one person come in contact?"

21 posted on 07/30/2022 1:44:40 PM PDT by stars & stripes forever (Blessed the nation who se GOD is the LORD. ~ Psalm 33:12)
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To: lizma2

Good question.


22 posted on 07/30/2022 1:48:33 PM PDT by ButThreeLeftsDo (The best things in life aren't things.)
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To: ButThreeLeftsDo

“It just happened that it is currently circulating in this group”

LOL. Same with Aids.


23 posted on 07/30/2022 1:48:35 PM PDT by alternatives? (The only reason to have an army is to defend your borders.)
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To: Travis McGee

ROFL


24 posted on 07/30/2022 1:51:22 PM PDT by mykroar (Democrats support both types of allowed thought: Marxist and Leninist.)
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To: ButThreeLeftsDo

He should be encouraging keeping mud off your helmet.


25 posted on 07/30/2022 1:51:59 PM PDT by Old Yeller (A nation of sheep, produces a government of wolves.l)
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To: ButThreeLeftsDo

yep, and this won’t be the last plague that affects them. This will continue to happen and worsen until they finally learn that it is an exit hole.


26 posted on 07/30/2022 1:52:08 PM PDT by TexasFreeper2009
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To: lizma2

Latest update I could find from a few days ago...

“Five states have yet to report a case: Alaska, Montana, Wyoming, Vermont, and Maine.”


27 posted on 07/30/2022 1:52:56 PM PDT by ButThreeLeftsDo (The best things in life aren't things.)
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To: ButThreeLeftsDo

dipshit disease...


28 posted on 07/30/2022 1:53:19 PM PDT by heavy metal (smiling improves your face value and makes people wonder what the hell you're up to... 😁)
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To: lizma2
Which are the 3 states?

1. Confusion

2. Exhaustion

3. Denial

29 posted on 07/30/2022 1:54:30 PM PDT by BlueLancer (Orchides Forum Trahite - Cordes Et Mentes Veniant)
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To: ButThreeLeftsDo
“The vaccine itself is quick and easy, not painful […] I have no side effects at all,” said Fang.

No side effects, SO FAR.

30 posted on 07/30/2022 1:58:00 PM PDT by SIDENET (Whatever they're threatening, the vaxx is worse...or they wouldn't be threatening you.)
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To: ButThreeLeftsDo

I guess if we don’t take the monkey Vax we will be accused of anti LGBT hate?


31 posted on 07/30/2022 1:59:59 PM PDT by toddausauras (How far will the left go in terms of destroying our personal freedoms?)
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To: ButThreeLeftsDo

What is the first symptom of monkey pox?


32 posted on 07/30/2022 2:02:21 PM PDT by Archie Bunker on steroids (You may not take an interest in politics, but politics takes an interest in you "Pericles" )
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To: ButThreeLeftsDo

Didn’t do the same crap with COVID ? How did they make the monkeypox vaccine or is it renamed COVID vaccine


33 posted on 07/30/2022 2:03:02 PM PDT by butlerweave
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To: ButThreeLeftsDo

“Kyle Benter”

More like Kyle Bentover.


34 posted on 07/30/2022 2:04:26 PM PDT by dynachrome (“We cannot save Ukraine by dooming the US economy.” Rand Paul)
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To: Archie Bunker on steroids

A thumping sensation in your backside


35 posted on 07/30/2022 2:04:30 PM PDT by Archie Bunker on steroids (You may not take an interest in politics, but politics takes an interest in you "Pericles" )
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To: ButThreeLeftsDo

36 posted on 07/30/2022 2:06:23 PM PDT by Pollard (If there's a question mark in the headline, the answer should always be No.)
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To: Archie Bunker on steroids

“What is the first symptom of monkey pox?”

Homo behavior.


37 posted on 07/30/2022 2:06:30 PM PDT by dynachrome (“We cannot save Ukraine by dooming the US economy.” Rand Paul)
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To: Archie Bunker on steroids
What is the first symptom of monkey pox?

A sore rectum?

(Sorry, I couldn't help myself.)

38 posted on 07/30/2022 2:06:48 PM PDT by SIDENET (Whatever they're threatening, the vaxx is worse...or they wouldn't be threatening you.)
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To: ButThreeLeftsDo

“Five states have yet to report a case: Alaska, Montana, Wyoming, Vermont, and Maine.”

Low population states.

I was hoping for Alabama, Mississippi and Utah.


39 posted on 07/30/2022 2:10:39 PM PDT by lizma2
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To: ButThreeLeftsDo

“Since the disease kind of came into the United States, it’s been in the back of my mind but once some friends are telling me they got the virus in Minneapolis, I started to worry about the spread of the virus,” said Fang. “I just want to be proactive, protect myself and my friends from getting the virus.”

I suggest that he be proactive and quit screwing for a while, especially men’s heidi holes.


40 posted on 07/30/2022 2:12:56 PM PDT by silent majority rising ( )
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