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Monkeypox: Symptoms, Causes and Treatment Options

Monkeypox: Symptoms, Causes and Treatment Options Monkeypox is a rare disease that is usually found in tropical areas. It’s caused by the same virus that causes smallpox in humans and other animals. There have only been about 400 cases of monkeypox ever reported, and most of these have been limited to central Africa, with scattered reports from West African countries. Monkeypox outbreaks are rare because the people who live in areas where the virus thrives take great care to avoid contact with monkeys, which can easily transmit it. This means that while there are many places where you can catch monkeypox, it’s not a very common disease in developed countries. If you contract this disease, the symptoms can be quite severe but they also tend to be fairly brief. Left untreated, however, they can become life-threatening. Let’s take a look at what you need to know about this unusual infection…