WHEATON, Ill. (AP) — Public health officials have identified a third case of monkeypox a week after the first two cases appeared in Illinois.
A man in DuPage County tested positive for monkeypox after traveling internationally.
The adult male was in a country that has reported an outbreak, according to the DuPage County Health Department.Test results were positive Friday at an Illinois Department of Public Health lab.
A test to confirm the outcome is pending at the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.Monkeypox typically spreads by skin-to-skin contact.
Most patients suffer fever, body aches, chills and fatigue. Others might develop a rash and lesions. It is rarely fatal.