Monkeypox (patient information)

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Monkeypox
Overview
What are the symptoms?
What are the causes?
Who is at highest risk?
When to seek urgent medical care?
Diagnosis
Treatment options
Where to find medical care for Monkeypox?
What to expect (Outlook/Prognosis)?
Possible complications
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What are the symptoms of Monkeypox?

Initial symptoms include fever, chills, enlarged lymph nodes, and headache, followed by a rash. The rash may appears genital area (perianal, scrotum and lining of the penis) but also in any part of the body in a form of multiple raised nodules that evolve with the formation of a central crust. Within 2-4 weeks, the rash resolves by scabbing over.

Who is at highest risk?

• Persons who have multiple or anonymous sexual partners and engage in unprotected sexual encounters
• Persons who have close physical contact with infected person
• Daily exposure or complex exposure to infected animal. “Complex” exposures (e.g., invasive bite or scratch that breaks the skin).

Where to find medical care for Monkeypox?

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