Los Angeles County health officials announced Monday that a resident has died from monkeypox, believed to be the first recorded U.S. fatality linked to the virus.
of an immunocompromised Texas adult in August. That patient was also severely immunocompromised, the Texas Department of State Health Services said."public health emergency of international concern,"Monkeypox generally starts with flu-like symptoms — fever, swollen glands, muscle aches, and headaches. A rash usually develops a few days later, though in this outbreak it sometimes comes first, said Dr.
Close or intimate contact can transmit monkeypox, and the outbreak has mainly affected men who have sex with other men — as of mid-August, and 93% of cases are among men who reported recent sexual contact with men. But the virus can affect anybody regardless of sex or sexual orientation. A vaccine for monkeypox is available, and White House Monkeypox Response Coordinator Bob Fenton said earlier this month the country has an"ample supply to vaccinate the highest-risk individuals" against the virus.
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