New cases of monkeypox disease continue to be announced in a number of countries around the world, while people are increasingly curious to know information about this health disorder, the most important of which are its symptoms and how to prevent it as much as possible.
Monkeypox, a rare virus similar to human smallpox, was first detected in the Democratic Republic of the Congo in the 1970s, and cases have increased in West Africa over the past decade.
Symptoms of the disease include fever, headache and rash, which begins on the face and spreads to the rest of the body.
Rodents are the main reservoir of the virus, but humans can catch monkeypox through close contact with infected people, and the infection is usually mild, and most people recover within a few weeks.
