Tom Rivers - ABC News - May 23, 2022 - KRDO’s Morning News

Several people in England have tested positive for monkeypox, according to the U.K. Health Security Agency. As of Friday, 20 cases of the disease were confirmed in Britain, though that number could change Monday when a new update is expected to be released. Dr. Susan Hopkins, chief medical adviser for the UK Health Security Agency, noted that new cases of monkeypox are being detected “on a daily basis.” The most common symptoms include fever, headache, fatigue and muscle aches. In more severe cases, patients can develop a rash and lesions that often begin on the face before spreading to the rest of the body. Most people recover within two to four weeks. The current outbreak has led to cases being detected in eleven countries in total, including two in the United States. Although there have been no cases of death reported in the U.S., monkeypox has led to death in as many as 1 in 10 people in Africa who contract the disease. While on his trip to Asia, President Biden said cases of monkeypox are “something that everybody should be concerned about.”