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CRMC Still At One Monkeypox Case After First Reported Wednesday

Monkeypox has made its first Upper Cumberland appearance after a patient at CRMC was confirmed with the virus. CRMC Infectious Disease Specialist Dr. Mark Pierce said monkeypox is closely related to the smallpox virus, but not as severe. “People that are exposed, we think the incubation period is like from five days to two weeks,” Pierce said. “And they’ll begin ... Read More »