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This 2003 electron microscope image made available by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention shows mature, oval-shaped monkeypox virions, left, and spherical immature virions, right, obtained from a sample of human skin associated with the 2003 prairie dog outbreak.
Wednesday, July 6, 2022 | 11:23 a.m.
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Two more probable cases of monkeypox have been reported in Clark County, raising the total to four, the Southern Nevada Health District said today.
The two new cases involve a man in his 50s and another in his 30s, officials said. One of them was hospitalized, but the Health District did not specify which man.
None of the four confirmed or probable cases in Clark County are related, according to the Health District, which was monitoring the health status of close contacts of the patients.
Specimens from the most recent cases were being sent to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to confirm the diagnosis.
The Health District previously reported monkeypox in a man in his 20s with recent travel history and a suspected case involving a local man in his 30s who was diagnosed in another state.
As of today, the U.S. has reported 560 cases of monkeypox, health officials said.
Monkeypox spreads through direct contact with an infected person’s sores, rash or bodily fluids; through respiratory secretions during prolonged face-to-face contact; touching items used by an infected person and intimate physical contact, according to the Health District.
Pregnant women can also pass the virus to the fetus, the Health District said.
People who have had contact with someone with monkeypox should watch for symptoms for 21 days after exposure, officials said. Anyone with an unknown rash or lesions should contact their doctor, officials said.
The Health District has ordered a limited amount of monkeypox vaccine for patients, close contacts and lab personnel, officials said.
