The agency’s latest report says most of the cases — nearly 78 percent — were reported in Toronto. Almost all of the people affected are men, with only two reported in female patients. Ontario Public Health says the average age of confirmed cases is just under 36. The report says 11 people have been hospitalized with the disease and two are in intensive care.
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He says there are also 12 possible cases, 10 of which are in men. Story continues below ad Public health says most cases are among men who report close contact with men, but they say anyone can get monkeypox. Trending Stories
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Dr. Kieran Moore, the province’s chief medical officer of health, said recently that monkeypox will likely be around for “many months” because of the long incubation period, but noted that Ontario is not seeing rapid growth of the virus. The virus generally does not spread easily and is transmitted through prolonged close contact through respiratory droplets, direct contact with skin lesions or body fluids, or through contaminated clothing or bedding. 4:34 Health Matters: Staying Safe As Monkey Pox Spreads Health Matters: Staying Safe As Monkey Pox Spreads Common symptoms include a rash, mouth and genital lesions, and swollen lymph nodes. Monkeypox disease comes from the same family of viruses that cause smallpox, which the World Health Organization declared to have been eradicated worldwide in 1980. Smallpox vaccines have been shown to be effective in fighting monkeypox. . Story continues below ad Local public health units across Ontario have vaccination clinics for those the province deems to be at high risk of contracting monkeypox. Moore said the province is not looking to expand its vaccination strategy at this time because it “seems to be working.” © 2022 The Canadian Press
