BREAKING: The second probable case of monkeypox has been reported in Illinois, according to local health officials.
tested positive for the virus at an Illinois Department of Public Health lab. The positive diagnosis is pending confirmation by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.in Illinois. Contact tracing is being done to determine who may have been in contact with the man while he was infectious, according to the Illinois Department of Public Health.
Monkeypox is caused by a virus that is in the same genus of viruses that causes smallpox, according to the CDC. However, the symptoms are milder. People usually recover within two to four weeks without needing to be hospitalized, but the disease is occasionally deadly.Illinois monkeypox: First 'probable' case detected in the state
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