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DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS
Dietary supplements are intended to supplement the diet and contain one or more dietary ingredients including vitamins,; minerals; , herbs, or other botanicals; amino acids; and other substances, or their constituents. Although dietary supplements are regulated by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) as foods, most often, classification as a dietary supplement is determined by the information that the manufacturer provides on the product label or in accompanying literature.
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Clinical guidance, including recognition, management and clinical isolation guidance are generally covered by CDC: CDC Clinical Overview
Clinical management for Fleet medical personnel can be found in the NMCFHPC Fleet Mpox Medical Guidance
Clinical guidance for MTFs can be found in the DHA Mpox Guidance Update_5Sept2024
Currently, neither mpox testing nor treatment are readily available in a forward deployed operational setting. Units should identify suspected cases, isolate them, and move them for care at an MTF when operationally feasible.
Bureau of Medicine and Surgery 7700 Arlington Blvd. Ste. 5113 Falls Church, VA 22042-5113 This is an official U.S. Navy website This is a Department of Defense (DoD) Internet computer system. General Navy Medical Inquiries (to Bureau of Medicine and Surgery): usn.ncr.bumedfchva.list.bumed---pao@health.mil