A general view of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Edward R. Roybal campus in Atlanta, Ga. (TAMI CHAPPELL/AFP via Getty Images)
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention have confirmed a case of monkeypox in Texas. On Friday, the CDC and Texas Department of State Health Services confirmed a Dallas resident had tested positive for the illness after traveling from Nigeria.
Monkeypox is a rare, but potentially serious viral illness that typically begins with flu-like symptoms and progresses to a widespread rash on both the face and body. The unidentified patient is being hospitalized in isolation and is currently in stable condition.
A child affected by monkeypox, sits on his father’s legs while receiving treatment at the center of the International medical NGO Doctors Without Borders (Medecins sans frontieres – MSF), in Zomea Kaka, in the Lobaya region, in the Central African Republic on October 18, 2018. (CHARLES BOUESSEL/AFP via Getty Images)
The infection is known to last anywhere from two to four weeks, and is fatal in about 1 in 100 people.
In the meantime, health officials are monitoring the situation closely and have determined there is very little risk to the general public.
Source: One America News Network
