Another suspected case of monkeypox has been identified in Sacramento County by monitoring contact with the first confirmed case, health officials said on Friday. The second person is considered to be in “close contact” with the first, and Sacramento County health officials say both patients are in isolation in their homes and have not been in contact with others. MORE | The CDC confirms the case of monkeypox in Sacramento County. Officials emphasize that “the risk to the general public is very low.” “This case is close contact with the initial patient,” said Dr. Olivia Cassire, Sacramento County Public Health Officer. “A public health investigation is underway and additional follow-up will be conducted.” Earlier this week, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention confirmed the first case of monkeypox in California from a Sacramento County resident who recently traveled to Europe. Symptoms of smallpox include fever, headache, muscle aches, back pain, swollen lymph nodes, chills and exhaustion. The patient may also develop a rash days later that often begins on the face and spreads to other parts of the body. May cause lesions. The disease can last from two to four weeks. Some people develop a rash only as the first symptom. The monkeypox was first identified in 1958 and is mostly found in Central and West African countries, according to the CDPH. There have been occasional cases in the United States, including the 2003 outbreak in Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Missouri, Ohio and Wisconsin of imported prairie dogs that had 47 confirmed and probable cases. The CDC said it was now monitoring “groups” of cases in Europe and North America. So far, there have been at least 10 cases of monkeypox or orthopoxvirus in the United States, according to the CDC. VIDEO BELOW Dr. Vanessa Walker answers some questions and concerns about the monkeypox virus
Another suspected case of monkeypox has been identified in Sacramento County by monitoring the contact of the first confirmed case, health officials said on Friday.
The second person was considered “close contact” with the first, and Sacramento County health officials say both patients are in isolation in their homes and have not been in contact with others.
| MORE | The CDC confirms the case of monkeypox in Sacramento County
Officials emphasize that “the risk to the general public is still very low.”
“This case is a close contact of the first patient,” said Dr. Olivia Cassire, Sacramento County Public Health Officer. “The public health investigation is ongoing and additional monitoring of contacts will be conducted.
Earlier this week, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention confirmed the first case of monkeypox in California from a Sacramento County resident who recently traveled to Europe.
Symptoms of smallpox include fever, headache, muscle aches, back pain, chills with swollen lymph nodes, and exhaustion. The patient may also develop a rash days later that often begins on the face and spreads to other parts of the body. May cause lesions. The disease can last from two to four weeks. Some people develop a rash only as the first symptom.
The monkeypox was first identified in 1958 and is mostly found in Central and West African countries, according to the CDPH.
There have been occasional cases in the United States, including the 2003 outbreak in Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Missouri, Ohio and Wisconsin of imported prairie dogs that had 47 confirmed and probable cases.
The CDC said it was now monitoring “groups” of cases in Europe and North America.
So far, there are at least 10 cases of monkeypox or orthopox virus in the United States, according to the CDC.
| VIDEO BELOW Dr. Vanessa Walker answers some questions and concerns about the monkeypox virus