The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Twelve cases have been confirmed so far. monkeypox in the country, spanning eight states.
The first known case was that of an adult man Massachusetts who had recently been to Canada and was confirmed by the CDC on May 18.
Since then, cases have been confirmed in Florida (two), Colorado (two), California (two) and Utah (two), plus one in Washington State, one in New York and another in Virginia.
The symptoms of monkeypox resemble those of the now eradicated smallpox – fever, headache, muscle aches, backache, chills and exhaustion – although they are slightly milder and often accompanied by swollen glands and from rashes that spread from the face to other parts of the body, especially hands and feet.
Source: El heraldo
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