Denton County reported its first monkeypox case Saturday, just three days after the first locally transmitted case was detected in Dallas County. The case is...
Denton County reported its first monkeypox case Saturday, just three days after theThe case is considered a presumptive positive until the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention confirms the rest result, but Denton County’s health department said the patient was symptomatic and had contact with someone who had a confirmed case.
Health officials are working to identify people who had direct contact with the patient. They did not release any additional identifying information about the patient to protect confidentiality.“While there is minimal known risk to the general public at this time, we are working with our partners at the local, state, and federal level to respond to the recent outbreak of monkeypox in the U.S.,” Denton County Public Health Director Matt Richardson said in a written statement.
include fever, headaches, muscle aches, fatigue and swollen lymph nodes during the first week or two after infection. A rash that causes lesions typically occurs after people experience a fever.Monkeypox spreads through contact with another person’s bodily fluids, monkeypox sores or shared items that have been contaminated with fluids or monkeypox sores, according to the health department. People can also contract the virus through respiratory droplets in close settings.
More than 790 cases of monkeypox have been reported in the United States, with 26 of those cases in Texas,. Data from the CDC indicates men who have sex with other men make up a majority of cases, but anyone is susceptible to contracting the disease. Most people with healthy immune systems infected with monkeypox will experience mild symptoms that go away on their own. People who are at high risk of severe disease — including immunocompromised patients, children younger than 8 or people who are pregnant or breastfeeding — may want to contact the CDC about treatment options.. Jamie Landers is a breaking news reporter at The Dallas Morning News.
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