rare previously. It is transmitted through close contact with the lesions, bodily fluids or respiratory droplets of an infected person.
Symptoms, which can last two to four weeks, include fever, chills, swollen lymph nodes, respiratory symptoms and muscle aches, as well as the characteristic skin lesions. Most cases are mild.
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The virus is related to smallpox, which is more aggressive.
Health care experts recommend people with a known case of monkeypox or presumed exposure get vaccinated.
In the United States, gay and bisexual men make up the majority of cases in the current outbreak, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.