2nd likely case of monkeypox in Metro

There is a second likely case of monkeypox in the Metro, apparently the second case in the state as well.

According to the Douglas County Health Department, the patient is isolated at home receiving outpatient care as a contact investigation is underway to identify and inform those who may have been exposed.

Health experts say the risk to the public is low.

Monkeypox is spread through direct contact with an infected person’s rash, scabs, or body fluids or through respiratory face-to-face contact.

The virus sometimes starts with a fever, headache, muscle aches, swollen lymph nodes and exhaustion and typically looks like pimples or blisters.

So far there have been 460 cases reported in the United States.