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Physician details care of infant hospitalized with monkeypox in Washington State
Yesterday 11:28 AM
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One of these cases has been identified in King County, Washington, where local officials recently confirmed that an infant in their community had tested positive for the monkeypox virus.
The child has been hospitalized and receiving treatment for the virus in recent days after being exposed to monkeypox through an infected family member, officials said. The child did not become infected in a school, child care, or other public setting.
Officials from Seattle Children's Hospital confirmed to ABC News that their teams are currently caring for the infected baby, who is under the age of 1.
Dr. Danielle Zerr, medical director of infection prevention at Seattle Children's Hospital, told ABC News that although the infant is still hospitalized, the patient is doing better, and officials are currently creating a discharge plan. The patient has been in the hospital for several days, according to Zerr...
Physician details care of infant hospitalized with monkeypox in Washington State
Yesterday 11:28 AM
...
One of these cases has been identified in King County, Washington, where local officials recently confirmed that an infant in their community had tested positive for the monkeypox virus.
The child has been hospitalized and receiving treatment for the virus in recent days after being exposed to monkeypox through an infected family member, officials said. The child did not become infected in a school, child care, or other public setting.
Officials from Seattle Children's Hospital confirmed to ABC News that their teams are currently caring for the infected baby, who is under the age of 1.
Dr. Danielle Zerr, medical director of infection prevention at Seattle Children's Hospital, told ABC News that although the infant is still hospitalized, the patient is doing better, and officials are currently creating a discharge plan. The patient has been in the hospital for several days, according to Zerr...
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