{"id":7970,"date":"2026-04-17T17:27:29","date_gmt":"2026-04-17T17:27:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.healthoptibody.com\/?p=7970"},"modified":"2026-04-17T17:27:29","modified_gmt":"2026-04-17T17:27:29","slug":"most-dangerous-strain-of-mpox-detected-for-the-first-time-in-major-west-coast-city","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.healthoptibody.com\/?p=7970","title":{"rendered":"Most dangerous strain of mpox detected for the first time in major West Coast city"},"content":{"rendered":"

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San Francisco has become the latest US city to confirm a case of the more dangerous strain of mpox, following a quiet yet concerning upward trend in the US over the past two years.<\/p>\n

The patient is an unvaccinated adult who was hospitalized but is now improving, city health officials said. The person had close contact with someone who traveled internationally.<\/p>\n

It marks the first Clade I case in San Francisco, but it is not an isolated event. Other cities in California<\/a>, New York City<\/a>\u00a0and other jurisdictions have now reported the strain, including several cases with no history of travel, indicating it is no longer solely an imported problem.<\/p>\n

Mpox, formerly known as monkeypox<\/a>, is mostly spreading locally among gay and bisexual men, according to health officials, without any known links to Africa, where the strain is endemic.<\/p>\n

Mpox is a virus related to smallpox, but milder. It causes fever, swollen lymph nodes, body aches and extreme fatigue. Then, a rash develops<\/a>, involving pimples or blisters that can show up on the face, hands, chest, genitals or inside the mouth.<\/p>\n

The rash is painful. It goes through stages: flat spots, firm bumps, pus-filled blisters, then scabs. The whole process can take weeks and you can spread the virus from the moment symptoms start until every scab falls off and fresh skin forms.<\/p>\n

The concern with Clade I <\/a>is its severity. During the 2022 outbreak, the US saw Clade II, which kills fewer than 3 percent of untreated patients. Clade I has historically killed up to 10 percent of patients in Africa, though experts say US hospitals would likely bring that number down.<\/p>\n

Still, officials are watching the spread closely and high-risk individuals are encouraged to get vaccinated with two doses of JYNNEOS, which works against both strains.<\/p>\n

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Mpox is a virus related to smallpox, but milder. It causes fever, swollen lymph nodes, body aches, extreme fatigue and a rash (stock image)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n