Introduction

monkey pox is not a new disease. It's been infecting humans since at least the 19 seventies, mostly in central and west africa. The virus causes characteristic pimple or blister like legions, often on the genitals or anus,. possibly with flue like symptoms such as fever, fatigue and swollen lymph notes. Is primarily thought to be spread through close skin to skin contact with an infected person's legions. Can include through sex, but it's not exclusively a sexually transmitted disease. There are now more than ten thousand cases in the us alone. If you've been diagnosed with monkey puk, you should isolate from other people until all your sores have scabbed over and