Prognosis
Monkeypox Mushrooms Into Global Contagion in Just Four Months
A screen with an info campaign on monkey pox, during the 2022 edition of the 'Antwerp Pride' Parade,’ on Aug. 13.
Photographer: NIicolas Maeterlinck/AFP/Getty Images
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From just a handful of infections in early May, monkeypox has escalated into a global public health emergency, with more than 45,000 cases scattered across 100 or more countries, mostly in Europe and North America.
The disease, which is transmitting predominantly among gay and bisexual men, causes a painful rash. While most cases aren’t life-threatening, the lesions can ulcerate and become infected with other germs and lead to scarring.