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"The rash caused by monkeypox virus can spread widely across the body or present in sensitive areas like the genitalia. It can be really painful and some patients have reported needing prescription pain medicine to manage that pain. The sores can also cause long term scarring on the skin," said McQuiston.

The CDC recently issued warnings for travelers to take precautions to avoid catching monkeypox, including to wear a mask and avoid contact with things like wild game meat and contaminated clothing.

McQuiston said the CDC is also mulling launching a new health alert and other outreach to medical providers to raise awareness around the outbreak to help spot cases, including on the possibility that patients could buy phone number list be co-infected with monkeypox and other diseases.

Out of more than 400 close contacts of the U.S. cases so far, authorities have identified at least 56 who are considered high-risk contacts.

Friday in the CDC's Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report, documenting the response to the first 17 U.S. cases of monkeypox.

While the first case in the current outbreak tested positive for monkeypox on May 18, the report reveals that the earliest U.S. case spotted in Massachusetts developed their symptoms on May 4. They were later hospitalized on May 12, due to pain from their rash.

Some at-risk providers who came into contact with the hospitalized person were later offered vaccine, in hopes of heading off potential infections.

"We want to ensure that people with high-risk exposures have rapid access to vaccines, and, if they become sick, can receive appropriate treatment," Dr. Raj Panjabi, the White House's senior director for global health security and biodefense, told reporters.