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  • Ohio reports third U.S. death of person with monkeypox who had underlying health conditions

    Source: https://www.cnbc.com/2022/09/30/ohio...monkeypox.html

    Ohio reports third U.S. death of person with monkeypox who had underlying health conditions
    Published Fri, Sep 30 20222:50 PM EDT
    Spencer Kimball

    Health authorities in Ohio reported the death of an adult male who had monkeypox, the third fatality in the United States of someone who tested positive for that virus since the outbreak began in May.
    Los Angeles officials confirmed earlier this month a patient had died from monkeypox. The first death of a person with the virus died in Texas in August.
    The federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in a health alert warned that people who have compromised immune systems due to HIV and other conditions face a higher risk of developing severe symptoms from the virus.

    Health authorities in Ohio reported the death of an adult male who had monkeypox, the third fatality in the United States of someone who tested positive for that virus since the outbreak began in May.

    The unidentified man had other health conditions, according to the state’s health department, which announced his death late Thursday.

    The federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in a health alert to physicians Thursday warned that people who have compromised immune systems due to HIV and other conditions face a higher risk of developing severe symptoms from the virus...
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