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Colorized transmission electron micrograph of mpox virus particles (red\/yellow) found within an infected cell (blue). (Photo by: NIH-NIAID\/Image Point FR\/BSIP\/Universal Images Group via Getty Images) <\/p>\n
MILWAUKEE – Following recent confirmed mpox cases in northern and southeastern Wisconsin, the Department of Health Services (DHS) is urging residents to take preventive measures.<\/p>\n
While mpox has remained at low levels since 2022, recent surveillance data indicates a nationwide spike in infections over the past few weeks.<\/p>\n
National data shows 535 confirmed mpox cases across the U.S. as of May 3, 2026. As of May 26, there have been five confirmed mpox cases in Wisconsin this year.<\/p>\n
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Mpox is not common but can be a serious virus spread through intimate, face-to-face contact, such as talking or breathing closely for long periods; sustained skin-to-skin contact; and contact with items that have been contaminated with the fluids or sores of a person with mpox.<\/p>\n
Mpox usually causes a new, unexplained rash that develops into hard, round, fluid-filled blisters.<\/p>\n
Some individuals with mpox may also experience fever, chills, muscle aches, or swollen lymph nodes.<\/p>\n
The mpox rash typically develops within one to three days after fever. However, some people may experience rash or sores first.<\/p>\n
FREE DOWNLOAD: Get breaking news alerts in the FOX LOCAL Mobile app for iOS or Android<\/a><\/p>\n Although the risk to the public is low, DHS encourages Wisconsinites at higher risk of mpox exposure to talk to a trusted health care provider about vaccination.\u00a0<\/p>\n Providers may recommend a person get vaccinated if they are:<\/p>\n Gay, bisexual, or a man who has sex with men including people who were assigned female at birth and have had more than on sex partner in the last six months.Traveling and have a sexual exposure with someone in a different area.In close contact with someone with mpox, including health care workers where exposure is possible. Steps to prevent mpox infection Know the symptoms<\/a> of mpox.Watch their and their partner’s bodies for changes, such as rashes or skin lesions.Have open and honest conversations with partners about mpox, STIs, and HIV. <\/p>\n The Source: The information in this post was provided by the Wisconsin Department of Health Services.\u00a0<\/p>\n Health<\/a>Wisconsin<\/a>News<\/a> <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"article Colorized transmission electron micrograph of mpox virus particles (red\/yellow) found within an infected cell (blue). (Photo by:…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":669502,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[34],"tags":[97,3,25,12440],"class_list":["post-669501","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-health","tag-health","tag-news","tag-us","tag-wi"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/669501","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=669501"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/669501\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/669502"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=669501"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=669501"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=669501"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}