So, there's around seven cases of Monkeypox reported now in the UK. Normally, it'd be a African disease, and it's never occurred in Europe.
Similar to regular smallpox? Yes.
Symptoms? Day one: a headache, some fever, aching muscles, and exhaustion. Around day three...increased fever, rashes, and then some bumps (usually on the face).
Bad-off status? Well....in Africa, around 10-percent don't survive it, but that's in regions without normal western medical care.
Vaccine for it? None.
Treatment? You basically get some fever reducing things, and you use the typical smallpox logic.
Now....where it came from? Anyone's guess.
Yeah, if you got over the worry about Covid.....this is probably the next thing on your worry list.
UPDATE: RKI says Monkeypox is probably going to end up in Germany.
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