Monkeypox infection: An update for the practicing physician
Fabian Patauner, Raffaella Gallo, Emanuele Durante‐Mangoni
Abstract
As of August 5, 2022, >26,000 cases of monkeypox have been diagnosed worldwide and the steep increase of cases has spurred renewed concern about the risk for another viral pandemic. In this narrative review, we address etiology, epidemiology and virology of monkeypox, describing routes of transmission and modes of spread. We also describe the current clinical presentation of monkeypox, focusing on circumstances where the disease should be suspected, and the methods to diagnose it. Finally, we briefly describe available treatments and strategies for active immune prophylaxis.
Topics & Concepts
MonkeypoxMedicinePandemicEtiologyEpidemiologyCoronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)Presentation (obstetrics)Transmission (telecommunications)Intensive care medicineVirologyDiseaseImmunologyInfectious disease (medical specialty)PathologySurgeryVacciniaChemistryBiochemistryRecombinant DNAEngineeringGeneElectrical engineeringPoxvirus research and outbreaksHerpesvirus Infections and TreatmentsBacillus and Francisella bacterial research