Wofford College’s Wellness Center and Incident Management Team continue to monitor developments related to COVID-19. Students, faculty and staff are required to get COVID-19 vaccines and boosters and to upload proof of vaccination to the Wellness Center’s patient portal. Those with a strong personal objection to vaccination must upload a waiver to the patient portal. Waivers can be found here.
The campus community should be aware of the times and settings when masks are required on campus.
For all students, staff and faculty:
If exposed to COVID-19:
If tested positive for COVID-19:
What is Monkeypox?
Monkeypox is a rare disease caused by infection with the monkeypox virus. Monkeypox virus is part of the same family of viruses as variola virus, the virus that causes smallpox. Monkeypox symptoms are similar to smallpox symptoms, but milder, and monkeypox is rarely fatal. Monkeypox is not related to chickenpox.
Symptoms of Monkeypox:
People with monkeypox get a rash that may be located on or near the genitals and could be on other areas like the hands, feet, chest, face or mouth.
How does Monkeypox spread?
Close or Intimate Contact
Diagnosis:
Call your healthcare provider if you suspect that you may have monkeypox. Diagnosis is based on clinical symptoms and swabs of sores sent to laboratory. Clinicians may test for other diseases at the same time to rule out any other causes of rashes.
Treatment
Vaccine and other medications.
If you are at risk or have been exposed, please consider vaccination by calling the South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control (DHEC) Care Line at 855-472-3432 for an appointment. DHEC will determine if you qualify for the vaccine and schedule an appointment if necessary.
Length of isolation:
A person with monkeypox can spread it to others from the time the symptoms start until the rash has fully healed and a fresh layer of skin has formed. The illness typically last two to four weeks, and the person needs to remain in isolation from others the whole time.
Current information on Monkeypox for South Carolina:
https://scdhec.gov/infectious-diseases/dhec-closely-following-international-monkeypox-outbreak
CDC site for Monkeypox:
https://www.cdc.gov/poxvirus/monkeypox/index.html