Third Monkeypox case reported in El Paso

EL PASO, Texas -- El Paso health officials say a man in his 30s has been confirmed as the third Monkeypox case in El Paso.

Contact tracing has begun to identify those with close contact and will be offered the vaccine.

Officials say the man is recovering at home.

According to health officials: "Symptoms of Monkeypox include a distinctive rash, fever, chills, headache, exhaustion, muscle aches and backache, and swollen lymph nodes."

Monkeypox symptoms usually occur within three weeks of exposure.

Health officials recommend the following steps to avoid the virus:

• Avoid close, skin-to-skin contact with people who have a rash that looks like monkeypox
• Avoid contact with objects and materials that a person with monkeypox has used
• Wash your hands often

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