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Michigan Local Health Departments: Investigation of Suspect Cases of Monkeypox-Michigan
- traveled to countries with recently confirmed cases of monkeypox,
- report having had contact with a person or people who have a similar appearing rash or received a diagnosis of confirmed or suspected monkeypox, or
- is a man who regularly has close or intimate in-person contact with other men, including those met through an online website, digital application (“app”), or at a bar or party. Lesions may be disseminated or located on the genital or perianal area alone. Some patients may present with proctitis, and their illness could be clinically confused with a sexually transmitted infection (STI) like syphilis or herpes, or with varicella zoster virus infection.
CDC is urging healthcare providers in the U.S. to be alert for patients who have rash illnesses consistent with monkeypox, regardless of whether they have travel or specific risk factors for monkeypox and regardless of gender or sexual orientation.
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