A minor in New York state has reportedly contracted monkeypox – a first among children in the state and at least the third reported case of the disease among children in the US.
A minor in New York state has reportedly contracted monkeypox -- a first among children in the state and at least the third reported case of the disease among children in the US.
The child lives in New York but not in New York City, according to state health department data released last week. The data does not list the child's gender, city of residence nor how the minor became infected.What is monkeypox? Symptoms, risk factors, treatment and how the virus is spreadNew York Department of Health spokesperson Monica Pomeroy said she was not able to disclose the minor's age.