MonkeyPox Spreading

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Monkeypox is an infectious disease caused by the monkeypox virus that can occur in certain animals as well as human beings.

Symptoms begin with fever, headache, muscle pains, swollen lymph nodes, and feeling tired. This is followed by a rash that forms blisters and crusts over. The time from exposure to onset of symptoms is around 10 days. The duration of symptoms is typically two to four weeks.

New York health officials are investigating a potential case of monkeypox after a patient tested positive for the family of viruses associated with the rare illness.
https://apnews.com/article/health-new-york-city-5e50b8bffa4625f7b1b5209…

About 80 cases have now been confirmed across 12 countries - about 20 in the UK - with the majority of infections in Spain linked to a sauna  https://news.sky.com/story/monkeypox-significant-rise-in-uk-cases-expec…

WHO calls emergency meeting as monkeypox cases top 100 in Europe 

https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/monkeypox-outbreak-europe-largest-…

Monkeypox: 80 cases confirmed in 12 countries https://www.bbc.com/news/health-61532083

EXPLAINER: What is monkeypox and where is it spreading?

https://apnews.com/article/monkeypox-what-to-know-d62250e90920294324755…
 

WHO Monkeypox Research: What are the knowledge gaps and priority research questions?

https://www.who.int/news-room/events/detail/2022/06/02/default-calendar…

Monkey Man https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yZJaCqrxCT4