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What is monkeypox and how does it spread?

Symptoms include fever, headache and muscle pains.

A second person has been diagnosed with monkeypox in England, health officials confirmed. The patient is believed to have acquired the infection in Nigeria.

Here are some facts about monkeypox:

What is monkeypox?

A rare disease caused by a viral infection.

  • Fever
  • Headache
  • Aching muscles
  • Backache
  • Swollen lymph nodes
  • Chills
  • Exhaustion

How does it spread?


It is not spread easily between people.

What are the symptoms?



How serious is it?


Why is it called monkeypox?

The disease was first discovered in monkeys kept for research in 1958. The first human case was recorded in 1970 in the Democratic Republic of Congo.

Where is it prevalent?




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