Greene County has 1st probable case of monkeypox in latest outbreak
Greene County has its first reported case of monkeypox.The Springfield-Greene County health department said in a statement Tuesday a resident teste...
Greene County has its first reported case of monkeypox.The Springfield-Greene County health department said in a statement Tuesday a resident tested positive for the virus, which causes symptoms including fever, headaches, chills, body aches, swollen lymph nodes, exhaustion and the characteristic monkeypox blisters on the face, hands, chest, genitals, anus or inside the mouth.The virus is transmitted through close, often skin-to-skin contact with an infected person.When the Springfield-Greene County Health Department has a suspected case, administrator of Community Health and Epidemiology Kendra Findlay said public health officials interview the patient and then contact the Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services to start testing.