Monkeypox

Monkeypox is an infectious viral disease that can occur in humans and some other animals. Symptoms include fever, swollen lymph nodes, and a rash that forms blisters and then... Wikipedia

• Symptoms:  Fever, headache, muscle pains, shivering, blistering rash, swollen lymph nodes
• Complications:  Secondary infections, eye infection, visual loss, scarring, encephalitis, sepsis, bronchopneumonia
• Usual onset:  5–21 days post exposure
• Duration:  2 to 4 weeks
• Types:  Central African (Congo Basin), West African
• Causes:  Monkeypox virus
• Diagnostic method:  Testing for viral DNA
• Differential diagnosis:  Chickenpox, smallpox
• Prevention:  Smallpox vaccine, hand washing, covering rash, PPE, keeping away from sick people
• Treatment:  Supportive, antivirals, vaccinia immune globulin
• Medication:  Tecovirimat
• Prognosis:  Most recover
• Data source:  DuckDuckGo