What’s it like to be a monkey flower? Read the sick report

Number of cases since the beginning of 2022 monkey flower registered worldwide; HE Ministry of Health has already confirmed 80 cases spread across Brazil until this Wednesday (06). Lately, A 30-year-old American boy is detailed in a personal account of what it was like to be infected with monkeypox..

On June 17, Matt Ford met with an infected friend and was exposed to the disease through skin-to-skin contact. Shortly after, the boy went to the doctor and tested positive for the disease.

“Things got really hot that weekend. I was sweating so much that my sheets were soaking wet. Spots began to appear on other parts of my body, including my face.” ITSELF.

I have monkey pox right now and this shit is absolutely no joke.

If you’re in New York and can get the vaccine, go.

— Matt Ford (@JMatthiasFord) 23 June 2022

“I have monkeypox these days and this shit is absolutely no joke. If you’re in New York and you can get vaccinated, go,” Ford said in a post on Twitter.

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Last Tuesday (5), World Health Organization (WHO) 5,322 confirmed cases of monkeypox worldwide3,413 cases were registered, representing an increase of 55.9% compared to the last report published eight days ago.

According to WHO, most reported cases involve sexual intercourse between men, but other groups are also at risk. For now, most cases have taken place in Europe. The first Brazilian case of the disease has been confirmed after coming into contact with people traveling to Spain.

In addition to skin-to-skin contact, monkeypox can be transmitted through direct contact with blood, mucous membranes, bodily fluids, and contact with infected animals such as rodents and primates.

Recently, the Ministry of Health said it is working with WHO to obtain vaccines against the virus, possibly to vaccinate the population in the risk group and people who have come into contact with infected people.

What’s it like to be a monkey flower?

Matt Ford says in his report that he scanned his own body after learning that he had come into contact with an infected person and had already found spots in his intimate area. “They looked exactly like the monkey pox pictures on the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) website. At first they looked like pimples or ingrown hairs, but the patches looked different enough to know they weren’t acne,” the young man told SELF.

According to Ford, it didn’t take long for intense flu symptoms, such as fever and cough, to appear. “I would describe this feeling as a dull, chronic pain that would turn into intense jolts of pain if I moved in the wrong direction. I’m not sure I’ve ever experienced anything like that,” he said.

It took about 13 days for symptoms to subside, according to Ford’s account. “The flu symptoms have completely disappeared and I’m just dealing with the blemishes right now. Fortunately, most of the blemishes have already turned into pustules and crusts. I feel like I’m at the end of it all now, but I’m only at the beginning of the road. New spots have emerged over the past few days as Ford finishes his report. In total, I counted more than 25 injuries all over my body,” he said.