The person with the presumptive infection acquired it while traveling outside the county, according to the release. Additionally, the release states the threat of monkeypox to the general Williamson County population is low.
Monkeypox is a rare disease caused by a virus in the same family as the virus that causes smallpox, according to the CDC. However, monkeypox symptoms—which include fever, head and body aches, swollen lymph nodes, chills, exhaustion and a rash—are milder and rarely fatal.
Monkeypox is spread through direct contact with infected scabs, rashes and bodily fluids, or through prolonged respiratory secretions, such as kissing. It can also be spread by touching items that have been in contact with scabs, rashes and bodily fluids, according to the CDC.
According to the WCCHD release, anyone with symptoms consistent with monkeypox should seek medical treatment.
Williamson County's presumptive case come about two weeks after neighboring Travis County reported its first case June 30.
