Eric Schmidt
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Support for NPR comes from NPR member stations and Eric and Wendy Schmidt through the Schmidt Family Foundation, working toward a healthy, resilient, secure world for all.
Support for NPR comes from NPR member stations and Eric and Wendy Schmidt through the Schmidt Family Foundation, working toward a healthy, resilient, secure world for all.
Support for NPR comes from NPR member stations and Eric and Wendy Schmidt through the Schmidt Family Foundation, working toward a healthy, resilient, secure world for all.
Support for NPR comes from NPR member stations and Eric and Wendy Schmidt through the Schmidt Family Foundation, working toward a healthy, resilient, secure world for all.
Support for NPR comes from NPR member stations and Eric and Wendy Schmidt through the Schmidt Family Foundation, working toward a healthy, resilient, secure world for all.
Support for NPR comes from NPR member stations and Eric and Wendy Schmidt through the Schmidt Family Foundation, working toward a healthy, resilient, secure world for all.
Earlier this week, the city of Long Beach reported the first case.
Then, two more turned up in Los Angeles County, which has a separate health department.
All three people were hospitalized and are now recovering.
It's not clear how they caught this type of mpox, known as clade 1, which is different from the strain that surged in the U.S.
This version of the virus has fueled outbreaks in parts of Africa, in particular the Democratic Republic of the Congo, DRC, and other nearby countries.
Public health officials say they are investigating the cases, and at this point, there's no clear link between them.
Mpox tends to cause rashes or unusual sores, fever, and other flu-like symptoms.