With tens of thousands of people visiting Chicago’s famous festivals throughout Pride month, local health leaders want festival goers to be aware of rising monkeypox cases.
“Any kind of thing that makes them feel shameful is not only going to hurt them, it’s going to hurt the public health overall because they’re not going to come forward,” said Dr. Thrasher.Liz Thompson of Howard Brown Health says it could take 3 or more weeks to recover, especially if you’re immunocompromised.
Like Thrasher, Thompson says it’s important to educate others that this disease doesn’t just affect gay and bisexual men. Howard Brown is using this weekend’s Pride Fest to spread the message. “Tailored messaging is important, and you can get much more tailored when having a face to face one on one conversation,” said Thompson.
Howard Brown Health has seven contact tracers who are tracking both COVID-19 and potential monkeypox cases.“It can’t necessarily cure the disease or the infection if someone has it but it’s possible that it can reduce the burden and severity of the symptoms,” said Thompson. Thompson says wearing a mask, keeping your distance from others and examining your skin for any rashes are ways to help control the spread.
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