The Tippecanoe County Health Department announced three confirmed cases of monkeypox in the county Thursday.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention monkeypox transmission map showed 37 cases in Indiana as of July 28. The Indiana Department of Health released an update on Friday putting that number at 45, including two pediatric cases. According to a briefingfrom the Indiana Department of Health, the virus has been identified in men, women, and children.
TCHD emphasized that monkeypox can be spread via skin to skin contact, respiratory droplets, and by touching objects an infected person has also touched. Monkeypox symptoms can be flu-like – including fevers, chills, and swollen lymph nodes – but can also include a rash that may resemble a pimple or blister.
State health officials announced the first probable monkeypox case in Indiana in June.
This story has been updated.