Posted on 08/09/2022 11:46:35 AM PDT by Red Badger
As the monkeypox virus continues to spread throughout the United States, health officials are asking people at high risk of contracting the virus to stay vigilant and get tested.
The virus is known to cause a rash of bumps and blisters that can be painful, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says, but not everyone will see this visual signifier as their first symptom.
What are the signs and symptoms of the virus? According to the CDC, monkeypox is like a milder case of smallpox.
“The main difference between symptoms of smallpox and monkeypox is that monkeypox causes lymph nodes to swell (lymphadenopathy) while smallpox does not,” the CDC writes. Lymph nodes can swell as the result of any infection, Mayo Clinic explains. They’re located throughout your body, from your neck down to your armpits and groin.
Doctor explains why kids are testing positive for monkeypox In the early stages of infection, monkeypox symptoms can include:
* Fever
* Headache
* Muscle aches
* Backache
* Swollen lymph nodes
* Chills
* Exhaustion
A few days in, a rash typically starts to develop, according to the CDC. The rash will often start on people’s face or genitals and then spread to the rest of the body. At first, they may look like pimples or blisters, and the bumps may be painful or itchy, the CDC says.
The bumps from the rash will eventually scab over and fall off.
Not everyone who contracts monkeypox will see the same symptoms in the same order. “Sometimes, people have flu-like symptoms before the rash,” the CDC explains. “Some people get a rash first, followed by other symptoms. Others only experience a rash.”
Symptoms usually start to show up within three weeks of being exposed to the virus. The full cycle of illness usually lasts between two and four weeks, the CDC says.
If you have an unexplained rash fitting the description of monkeypox, the CDC recommends seeing a doctor. In the meantime, the agency advises avoiding sex or intimate contact with other people.
Rectum? Heck, it darn near killed him.. (cue the snare drum roll.)
I was going to add my commentary but others have thoroughly covered the buggery angle.
Liberalism.
The replies to this post are why I have suspended my martial arts classes and gym visits. A lot of close skin contact in martial arts and the equipment at gyms has a lot of skin contact too. The way it is now, if I contracted it, the messages here tell me exactly what everyone would be thinking about me. LOL.
Yep. Number one.
What are early symptoms of monkeypox?
Hemorrhoids ....
Being a federal agent.
IOW, the same symptoms of virtually every other virus on the planet.
Shouldn’t they be called Assteroids?
A fondness for Barbara Streisand tunes?
A rhythmic pounding deep in your rectum about 48 hrs before all the listed symptoms.
Didnt we covered this in 1st grade grooming class?
Good move, at least six weeks or more. You can practice and work out at home...................
The urge to eat bananas.
Democrat Kiddie Raper.
A rod up your bum.
early symptoms include finding you don’t know the names of any of the guys at the bath house who had their way with your ass last night
Madonna is in trouble...................
“What are early symptoms of monkeypox? “
I heard it was a sudden craving for bananas and female/male chimps.
The Gerbil dies.
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