Monkeypox after Occupational Needlestick Injury from Pustule
João Paulo Caldas, Sofia R. Valdoleiros, Sandra Rebelo, Margarida Tavares
Abstract
We report a case of monkeypox in a physician after an occupational needlestick injury from a pustule. This case highlights risk for occupational transmission and manifestations of the disease after percutaneous transmission: a short incubation period, followed by a solitary lesion at the injured site and later by systemic symptoms.
Topics & Concepts
MonkeypoxMedicineNeedlestick injuryIncubation periodOccupational exposureDisease transmissionTransmission (telecommunications)PercutaneousLesionEmergency medicineSurgeryVirologyIncubationHuman immunodeficiency virus (HIV)BiologyVacciniaElectrical engineeringRecombinant DNAEngineeringBiochemistryGenePoxvirus research and outbreaksHerpesvirus Infections and TreatmentsBacillus and Francisella bacterial research