The first possible monkeypox case surfaced in Riverside County, but health officials today were trying to determine if it's authentic, noting that there is no public health threat.
Federal health officials have categorized the general health threat from monkeypox as low.from infectious rashes and scabs, though respiratory secretions and bodilycan also lead to transmission, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Symptoms include fresh pimples, blisters, rashes, fever and fatigue, officials said. There is no specific treatment. People who have been infected with smallpox, or have been vaccinated for it, may have immunity to monkeypox, according to published reports.A total of 37 cases have been documented in California -- the highest of any state -- while nationwide, the aggregate count is at 140, according to data from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
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