Monkeypox fatality confirmed in Los Angeles | First Thing
The death is the first in the state and possibly in the country, with the individual being immunocompromised and hospitalized. Plus, who won big at the Emmys
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A Los Angeles resident with a compromised immune system has died of monkeypox in what is believed to be the first US fatality from the virus.
What are the symptoms of monkeypox? It can cause a rash, fever, body aches and chills but relatively few people require hospitalizations and only a handful of deaths worldwide have been directly linked to the disease.
Is the spread of the disease getting worse? No. Cases in some large US cities do appear to be declining, matching trends seen in Europe, and experts are cautiously optimistic the outbreak may have peaked in places that were hit hardest.
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