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This 1997 image provided by the CDC during an investigation into an outbreak of monkeypox, which took place in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), formerly Zaire, and depicts the dorsal surfaces of the hands of a monkeypox case patient, who was displaying the appearance of the characteristic rash during its recuperative stage.
Thursday, June 30, 2022 | 12:01 p.m.
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A second case of monkeypox has been reported in a Clark County resident, who was diagnosed in another state, according to the Southern Nevada Health District.
The patient, a man in his 30s who did not require hospitalization, has returned to Clark County and was isolating at home, officials said.
The Health District said it was working with state and federal partners to determine if the case was probable or confirmed.
The first suspected case in Clark County was reported June 15 and confirmed a few days later. The patient was a man in his 20s who also did not require hospitalization and isolated at home, the Health District said.
Monkeypox is a rare disease that causes symptoms beginning with fever, headache, muscle aches, exhaustion and swollen lymph nodes followed by a rash, health officials said.
The rash often begins on the face and spreads to other parts of the body. The illness typically lasts two to four weeks, and most people have mild illness, officials said.
Monkeypox spreads through contact with infectious monkeypox sores, bodily fluids and objects or fabrics used by someone with monkeypox, officials said. It can also spread through sexual contact or prolonged face-to-face contact, officials said.
