Texas Reports What May Be The First Us Death From Monkeypox

Thom Leach | Scientific Photo Library | Getty Images Texas health officials said Tuesday that a person diagnosed with monkeypox has died in what may be the nation’s first known death from the virus. The patient was an adult with a severely compromised immune system who lived in the Houston area, health officials said. The case is under investigation to determine what role monkeypox played in the man’s death, officials said. Monkey pox is generally not life-threatening, but people with weakened immune systems are at higher risk of serious illness. Patients usually develop lesions that often look like pimples or blisters and cause excruciating pain. Eight countries have reported 15 deaths from monkeypox since the global outbreak began, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Deaths have previously been reported in Cuba, Brazil, Ecuador, Ghana, India, Nigeria, Spain and the Central African Republic. The US is currently battling the largest monkeypox outbreak in the world. More than 18,000 cases have been reported nationwide, with infections now confirmed in every state as well as Puerto Rico and Washington, D.C., according to CDC data. Nearly 49,000 cases of monkeypox have been reported in 99 countries, according to the data. The virus is primarily spread through sexual contact between gay and bisexual men, according to the CDC. About 94 percent of the confirmed cases were sex-related, and almost all patients are men who have sex with men, Dimitris Daskalakis, deputy head of the White House smallpox task force, told reporters Friday. The outbreak in the US disproportionately affects black and Hispanic men. About 30 percent of monkeypox patients are white, 32 percent are Hispanic, and 33 percent are black, according to CDC data. Whites make up about 59% of the US population while Hispanics and Blacks represent 19% and 13% respectively. This is breaking news. Check back for updates.

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Thom Leach | Scientific Photo Library | Getty Images Texas health officials said Tuesday that a person diagnosed with monkeypox has died in what may be the nation’s first known death from the virus. The patient was an adult with a severely compromised immune system who lived in the Houston area, health officials said. The case is under investigation to determine what role monkeypox played in the man’s death, officials said. Monkey pox is generally not life-threatening, but people with weakened immune systems are at higher risk of serious illness. Patients usually develop lesions that often look like pimples or blisters and cause excruciating pain. Eight countries have reported 15 deaths from monkeypox since the global outbreak began, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Deaths have previously been reported in Cuba, Brazil, Ecuador, Ghana, India, Nigeria, Spain and the Central African Republic. The US is currently battling the largest monkeypox outbreak in the world. More than 18,000 cases have been reported nationwide, with infections now confirmed in every state as well as Puerto Rico and Washington, D.C., according to CDC data. Nearly 49,000 cases of monkeypox have been reported in 99 countries, according to the data. The virus is primarily spread through sexual contact between gay and bisexual men, according to the CDC. About 94 percent of the confirmed cases were sex-related, and almost all patients are men who have sex with men, Dimitris Daskalakis, deputy head of the White House smallpox task force, told reporters Friday. The outbreak in the US disproportionately affects black and Hispanic men. About 30 percent of monkeypox patients are white, 32 percent are Hispanic, and 33 percent are black, according to CDC data. Whites make up about 59% of the US population while Hispanics and Blacks represent 19% and 13% respectively. This is breaking news. Check back for updates.

title: “Texas Reports What May Be The First Us Death From Monkeypox Klmat” ShowToc: true date: “2022-11-11” author: “Joseph Fields”

Thom Leach | Scientific Photo Library | Getty Images Texas health officials said Tuesday that a person diagnosed with monkeypox has died in what may be the nation’s first known death from the virus. The patient was an adult with a severely compromised immune system who lived in the Houston area, health officials said. The case is under investigation to determine what role monkeypox played in the man’s death, officials said. Monkey pox is generally not life-threatening, but people with weakened immune systems are at higher risk of serious illness. Patients usually develop lesions that often look like pimples or blisters and cause excruciating pain. Eight countries have reported 15 deaths from monkeypox since the global outbreak began, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Deaths have previously been reported in Cuba, Brazil, Ecuador, Ghana, India, Nigeria, Spain and the Central African Republic. The US is currently battling the largest monkeypox outbreak in the world. More than 18,000 cases have been reported nationwide, with infections now confirmed in every state as well as Puerto Rico and Washington, D.C., according to CDC data. Nearly 49,000 cases of monkeypox have been reported in 99 countries, according to the data. The virus is primarily spread through sexual contact between gay and bisexual men, according to the CDC. About 94 percent of the confirmed cases were sex-related, and almost all patients are men who have sex with men, Dimitris Daskalakis, deputy head of the White House smallpox task force, told reporters Friday. The outbreak in the US disproportionately affects black and Hispanic men. About 30 percent of monkeypox patients are white, 32 percent are Hispanic, and 33 percent are black, according to CDC data. Whites make up about 59% of the US population while Hispanics and Blacks represent 19% and 13% respectively. This is breaking news. Check back for updates.

title: “Texas Reports What May Be The First Us Death From Monkeypox Klmat” ShowToc: true date: “2022-10-22” author: “William Drake”

Thom Leach | Scientific Photo Library | Getty Images Texas health officials said Tuesday that a person diagnosed with monkeypox has died in what may be the nation’s first known death from the virus. The patient was an adult with a severely compromised immune system who lived in the Houston area, health officials said. The case is under investigation to determine what role monkeypox played in the man’s death, officials said. Monkey pox is generally not life-threatening, but people with weakened immune systems are at higher risk of serious illness. Patients usually develop lesions that often look like pimples or blisters and cause excruciating pain. Eight countries have reported 15 deaths from monkeypox since the global outbreak began, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Deaths have previously been reported in Cuba, Brazil, Ecuador, Ghana, India, Nigeria, Spain and the Central African Republic. The US is currently battling the largest monkeypox outbreak in the world. More than 18,000 cases have been reported nationwide, with infections now confirmed in every state as well as Puerto Rico and Washington, D.C., according to CDC data. Nearly 49,000 cases of monkeypox have been reported in 99 countries, according to the data. The virus is primarily spread through sexual contact between gay and bisexual men, according to the CDC. About 94 percent of the confirmed cases were sex-related, and almost all patients are men who have sex with men, Dimitris Daskalakis, deputy head of the White House smallpox task force, told reporters Friday. The outbreak in the US disproportionately affects black and Hispanic men. About 30 percent of monkeypox patients are white, 32 percent are Hispanic, and 33 percent are black, according to CDC data. Whites make up about 59% of the US population while Hispanics and Blacks represent 19% and 13% respectively. This is breaking news. Check back for updates.