CDC Reports 6 Monkeypox Cases In Michigan

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(CBS DETROIT) -- The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported six cases of monkeypox in Michigan.

The Michigan Department of Health and Human Services says two of those cases are in Oakland County, where the first probable case in the state was identified.

The county reports that there was no general public health concern in either case.

Last week, the Detroit Health Department reported the city's first monkeypox case.

More than 860 people have been confirmed to have had monkeypox in the United States.

Infection may begin with flu-like symptoms and swelling of the lymph nodes that progresses to a rash on the face and body. Symptoms of MPV can include:

Fever
Headache
Muscle aches and backache
Swollen lymph nodes
Chills
Exhaustion
A rash that can look like pimples or blisters that appears on the face, inside the mouth, and on other parts of the body, like the hands, feet, chest, genitals or anus.