Fig. 2

Schematic illustration of the transmission and clinical characteristics of monkeypox. There are many modes of transmission, animals infected with monkeypox virus (such as squirrels, rodents, monkey, and sooty mangabey), direct contact with body fluids or diseased parts of infected animals, scratching or biting by animals, consumption of meat from infected animals, sexual contact (MSM), and contact with contaminated objects, respiratory secretions from those infected individuals, skin lesions, along with their bedding and clothing. The clinical characteristics of monkeypox are depicted on the right side of the figure. General features such as lymphadenopathy, fever, headache, chills and/or sweats, sore throat, muscle ache, lack of energy, rash, and genital rashes are seen commonly. Complications of monkeypox include pneumonitis, encephalitis, keratitis, and secondary bacterial infections