Residents can call the Public Health Call Center for more information on mpox, including general information, testing, treatment, and vaccines:
Open 7 days a week 8:00am – 8:30pm
IF YOU THINK YOU HAVE MPOX
Contact your healthcare provider if you have a new, unexplained rash that you think may be mpox (see symptoms below).
If you do not have a regular provider, call 2-1-1 for assistance. In addition, people that have developed a rash can access services at Public Health's Sexual Health Clinic.
See What should I do if I think I have mpox for more details.
Symptoms usually start 5-21 days after exposure
Most people recover in 2-4 weeks
Key symptom: Rash
Rash, bumps, or blisters
The rash may:
- Look like bumps, pimples, blisters, sores, or scabs
- Be anywhere on the body including on the genitals, anus, mouth, hands, and face.
- Be in just one area or may spread over the body.
- Be itchy, or painful (especially if the rash is inside the mouth or anus).
SYMPTOMS OF MPOX
OTHER SYMPTOMS: FLU-LIKE SYMPTOMS
Fever / chills
Exhaustion, muscle aches, and headache
Swollen lymph nodes
- Flu-like symptoms can appear 1-4 days before the rash starts or after the rash starts.
- Not everyone will get these symptoms.
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Current Situation in LA County
Public Health is continuing to investigate and conduct contact tracing. For any close contact, Public Health will monitor and coordinate post-exposure prevention for close contacts, as needed.
The risk of mpox in the general population remains very low based on the information available.
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