What May Be the First , US Death From Monkeypox , Reported in Texas.<br />On August 30, Texas health officials said that a patient <br />diagnosed with monkeypox died in what may be <br />the United States' first-known death from the virus.<br />NBC reports that health officials said the patient <br />was an adult with a severely compromised<br />immune system who lived in the Houston area.<br />According to officials, the case is under investigation to determine how monkeypox may have impacted the individual's cause of death.<br />Monkeypox is a serious disease, <br />particularly for those with <br />weakened immune systems, Dr. John Hellerstedt, Texas state health commissioner, via NBC.<br />We continue to urge people to seek <br />treatment if they have been exposed <br />to monkeypox or have symptoms <br />consistent with the disease, Dr. John Hellerstedt, Texas state health commissioner, via NBC.<br />According to the Center for Disease Control and Prevention, <br />eight countries have reported a total of 15 deaths <br />since the global outbreak began earlier in 2022.<br />According to the Center for Disease Control and Prevention, <br />eight countries have reported a total of 15 deaths <br />since the global outbreak began earlier in 2022.<br />Deaths have been reported in Cuba, Brazil, <br />Ecuador, Ghana, India, Nigeria, Spain <br />and the Central African Republic.<br />Deaths have been reported in Cuba, Brazil, <br />Ecuador, Ghana, India, Nigeria, Spain <br />and the Central African Republic.<br />According to the CDC, over 18,000 cases have been <br />reported with infections now confirmed in every <br />U.S. state, as well as Puerto Rico and Washington, D.C.<br />According to the CDC, over 18,000 cases have been <br />reported with infections now confirmed in every <br />U.S. state, as well as Puerto Rico and Washington, D.C.<br />Data shows that almost 49,000 cases have <br />been reported worldwide in 99 countries
