family. Monkeypox is usually a self-limiting infection, with symptoms lasting 2-4 weeks, and has a fatality rate that has historically fluctuated from 0% to 11%. Symptoms of monkeypox include intense headaches, fever, lesions, and lymphadenopathy. Although there is no specific treatment or vaccine for MPXV infection, antiviral drugs and vaccines for smallpox have been approved for use in several countries in response to the monkeypox outbreak. Before the virus can be allowed to establish efficient person-to-person transmission, rapid action must be taken to contain the local spread and, by extension, the multi-country outbreak of monkeypox.
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