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The Office of the Governor and the Department of Public Health and Social Services report that an incoming traveler was identified as Guam’s first case of Monkeypox. The traveler arrived on Guam on Saturday and diagnosed on Sunday by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, according to the governor’s office. The individual, who is in isolation, indicated they did not need medical attention and is being monitored for changes in their condition. Guam’s Public Health is working with the person’s health care provider to confirm the onset date of symptoms and calculate isolation period.
Symptoms of Monkeypox:
People with monkeypox get a rash that may be located on or near the genitals or anus and could be on other areas like the hands, feet, chest, face, or mouth.
The rash will go through several stages, including scabs, before healing.
The rash can initially look like pimples or blisters and may be painful or itchy.
Other symptoms may include:
Fever
Chills
Swollen lymph nodes
Exhaustion
Muscle aches and backache
Headache
Respiratory symptoms (e.g. sore throat, nasal congestion, or cough)
You may experience all or only a few symptoms:
Sometimes, people have flu-like symptoms before the rash.
Some people get a rash first, followed by other symptoms.
Others only experience a rash.
Monkeypox can spread to anyone through close, personal, often skin-to-skin contact, including:
Direct contact with monkeypox rash, scabs, or body fluids from a person with monkeypox.
Touching objects, fabrics (clothing, bedding, or towels), and surfaces used by someone with monkeypox.
Contact with respiratory secretions.