Michigan Department of Health and Human Services reports 55 cases of monkeypox in Michigan

FILE - This 2003 electron microscope image made available by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention shows mature, oval-shaped monkeypox virions, left, and spherical immature virions, right, obtained from a sample of human skin associated with the 2003 prairie dog outbreak. (Cynthia S. Goldsmith, Russell Regner/CDC via AP, File)

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(WXYZ) — The Michigan Department of Health and Human Services is reporting 55 confirmed cases of monkeypox in Michigan.

The case breakdown looks like this:

Detroit City - 13
Genesee - 1
Ingham - 2
Ionia - 1
Kent - 6
Macomb - 6
Oakland - 11
Washtenaw - 3
Wayne - 7
Ottawa - 2
St Clair - 1
Livingston - 1
Montcalm - 1

Monkeypox symptoms include:

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

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More information on monkeypox can be found on the CDC's website.

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Michigan Department of Health and Human Services reports 55 cases of monkeypox in Michigan

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