MonkeyPox

Monkeypox is an infectious disease caused by the monkeypox virus.[2] Symptoms begin with fever, headache, muscle pains, swollen lymph nodes, and feeling tired.[1] This is than followed by a rash that forms blisters and scabs over.[1] The time from exposure to onset of symptoms is around 10 days.[1] The duration of symptoms is typically 2 to 4 weeks.[1]

The rash of monkeypox
Specialty Infectious disease
Symptoms Fever, headache, muscle pains, blistering rash, swollen lymph nodes[1]
Usual onset 5-21 days post exposure[1]
Duration 2 to 4 weeks[1]
Causes Monkeypox virus[2]
Diagnostic method Testing for viral DNA[3]
Similar conditions Chickenpox, smallpox[4]
Prevention Smallpox vaccine[3]
Medication Cidofovir[4]
Frequency Rare[2]
Deaths Up to 10%[1]Monkeypox may be spread from handling bush meat, an animal bite or scratch, body fluids, contaminated objects, or close contact with an infected person.[5] The virus is believed to normally circulate among certain rodents in Africa.[5] Diagnosis can be confirmed by testing a lesion for the viruses DNA.[3] The disease can appear similar to chickenpox.[4]

The smallpox vaccine is believed to prevent infection.[3] Cidofovir may be useful as treatment.[4] The risk of death in those infected is up to 10%.[1]

The disease mostly occurs in Central and West Africa.[6] It was first identified in 1958 among laboratory monkeys.[6] The first cases in humans were found in 1970 in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.[6] An outbreak that occurred in the United States in 2003 was traced to a pet store where imported Gambian rodents were sold.[3]