Monkeypox is a zoonotic orthopoxvirus.
Usual onset: 5–21 days post-exposure.
Duration: 2 to 4 weeks.
Route: Human-to-human transmission, exposure to infected body fluids or contaminated objects by small droplets through the airborne route.
Symptoms: Fever, headache, muscle pains, shivering, mostly nonitchy blistering rash on face, hands, soles and swollen lymph nodes.
Complications: Secondary infections, eye infection, visual loss, scarring, encephalitis, sepsis, bronchopneumonia.
Types: Central African (Congo Basin), West African
Diagnosis: Testing for viral DNA PCR
Differential diagnosis: Chickenpox, smallpox
Prevention: Smallpox vaccine, hand washing, covering rash, PPE
Treatment: Supportive, antivirals, vaccinia immune globulin
Medication: Tecovirimat