Doctors reveal ‘severe’ new symptoms of monkeypox similar to STIs Scientists have discovered a new set of signs of monkeypox that resemble sexually transmitted infections (STIs).
The symptoms, which include genital lesions and sores on the mouth or anus, may be severe and have led some sufferers to be admitted to hospital for pain management and difficulties swallowing, researchers say.
But the lesions or sores can easily be misdiagnosed, the scientists warn. The Independent
See also:
- Monkeypox Virus Infection in Humans across 16 Countries — April–June 2022 (open access) The New England Journal of Medicine
- Clinical features and management of human monkeypox: a retrospective observational study in the UK (open access) The Lancet Infectious Diseases
- Monkeypox vaccine rollout ramped up in London as virus continues to spread The Independent
- NHS scaling up monkeypox vaccination programme in London as more than 2,000 cases confirmed across UK Sky News
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