The person who died had multiple underlying health conditions in addition to monkeypox, the Indiana Department of Health reported.
An Indiana resident who had multiple underlying health conditions has become the first person in the state to die after being infected with monkeypox, theThe health agency provided no further details on the case other than to say that monkeypox and other diseases contributed to the person's death.A rare infectious disease, monkeypox typically resolves on its own within a couple of weeks after causing a rash and in many cases flu-like symptoms.
Since June Indiana has seen 264 cases of monkeypox, most in men ages 18 to 39. Nationally 11 people have died from the disease and there have been 28,999 people infected, according to the A vaccine is available that can protect the disease or lead to milder cases should a person become infected.
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