Monkeypox cases have risen sharply worldwide, leading the World Health Organization to declare monkeypox a public health emergency of international concern. The designation, which is reserved for the most serious global health outbreaks, has also been given to COVID-19, Zika, H1N! flu, polio and Ebola.
Monkeypox often begins with flu-like symptoms and swelling of the lymph nodes, and progresses to a rash on the face and body. But how is it spread?
Dr. Irfan Hafiz, an infectious disease specialist with Northwestern Medicine’s McHenry and Huntley hospitals, said the virus causes symptoms that are similar to several maladies, including chickenpox or smallpox.
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