Claudia Aoraha, Dailymail.Com Senior Reporter
Updated December 31, 2023 16:35, December 31, 2023 17:19
- Last month, 45 cases of red rash were discovered in Portland, bringing the total for 2023 to 218.
- Multnomah County warned that homeless people and their male same-sex partners are most at risk of infection because they lack access to sanitation facilities.
Portland is experiencing an outbreak of a highly contagious disease that spreads through fine particles of feces, and officials warn homeless people are at the highest risk of contracting the disease.
Rubiaceae is a bacteria that is spread through human feces. If you get microorganisms on your hands and touch your mouth, the infection can spread.
Intestinal infections can also be spread through sexual activity.
Multnomah County, Oregon, warned that homeless people and their same-sex male partners are most at risk due to lack of access to sanitation.
In Portland, 45 new cases were detected last month, bringing the total number of cases since 2023 to 218. An influx of cases has been reported among unhoused people living in downtown Portland’s Old Town neighborhood.
“The current disease pattern in Multnomah County is that fecal-oral transmission through sexual contact accounts for half to two-thirds of all cases that do not involve international travel,” said Teresa Everson, the county’s deputy health officer. It suggests a possibility.”
“These cases can occur because bathrooms, hand-washing sinks, and soap are difficult to access when you are not at home.
“And unhoused community members are generally at higher risk of infectious diseases because they are in poorer health than the general population.
“We want to make sure that people don’t feel insecure in general unless they belong to a certain group.
“I have never seen an unexplained infection in the general public.
“Most of the cases we are seeing are related to sexual activity, and some are related to travel. Therefore, there are no incidents that would suggest a risk to the general public.”
Union Gospel Mission said three people were showing symptoms consistent with red rash. They were staying at a shelter sponsored by a local church.
Symptoms include diarrhea, fever, and abdominal pain. Symptoms can last from 3 to 10 days and he should be isolated if he thinks he has been infected.
Bobby Athele, who has red mites, told KATU: “It lasted two weeks. I had uncontrollable diarrhea. Oh, it was terrible. It lasted two weeks.
“Russia fungus spreads like wildfire. I was isolated and had to eat food alone.”
Jesse Burke, owner of the Society Hotel in Old Town, said he has kept his business clean and tidy during the outbreak.
She told KGW8: “We just want to assure everyone that all is well. There is no reason to avoid this area. And these things affect the overall micro-economy, so be careful when communicating your message. please.”
Sarah McCall, the county’s communicable disease program manager, said putting people in motels so they can quarantine is an effective way to combat the spread.
“We can take them off the streets during the hours when they are most likely to be contagious, so they don’t visit shelters and spread the disease to others,” she said. It also improves hygiene and access to toilets, allowing people to take care of themselves. ”
Despite the outbreak in Old Town, authorities said the geographic pattern of cases is not clear at this time.
It is estimated that between 80 million and 165 million people worldwide are infected with rubella, which causes bacterial diarrhea, each year. According to the World Health Organization, an average of 40,000 people die from rubella each year. the study.
Red wine is also one of the leading pathogens causing intestinal infections in children in Africa and South Asia.
Because the virus is highly contagious, outbreaks are more common in places like daycare centers, community water playgrounds, nursing homes, prisons, and military barracks, according to the Mayo Clinic.