Every participant who gets a lifestyle makeover on Queer Eye is referred to as a hero, but never as a trailblazer. That changed with the arrival of Angel Flores.
04.08.2022 - 22:15 / thegavoice.com
There have been more than 350 monkeypox cases reported in Georgia, but no one knows how much higher the actual prevalence is and it’s unclear whether anyone cares. Entering the third week since I began experiencing symptoms, one of the most challenging aspects of an otherwise mild fight against the disease has been trying to make sure my case was included in Fulton County’s surveillance data.
The CDC has declared monkeypox a nationally reportable disease (meaning every confirmed case must be relayed to county, state, and federal public health departments), even though there is not a single testing site operating in the state and no indications of a mobilization comparable to what we’ve seen with COVID-19.
When I called the Fulton County Health Department to ask how to get an infection confirmed and recorded, four different staffers gave me a four different numbers to call for assistance. An agent on the state’s public health hotline understandably told me they couldn’t accept my self-diagnosis over the telephone, but said there was no way for county or state officials to verify my case.
Given that I am uninsured, I was told to either pay for an office visit and lab tests at an urgent care facility or go to the emergency room. Once a patient arrives at the latter option, a doctor contacts the county health department to order an orthopoxvirus test, which must be couriered to the hospital in a process that could take up to seven hours for the patient.
With only Tylenol, ibuprofen, and orange juice identified as treatments for monkeypox thus far, along with the early stigma of contracting the disease, some people will endure a couple weeks of illness without incurring financial costs or a formal diagnosis. It’s also
Every participant who gets a lifestyle makeover on Queer Eye is referred to as a hero, but never as a trailblazer. That changed with the arrival of Angel Flores.
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