UK confirms case of monkeypox, which causes boils and full-body rashes | Businessinsider - Business Insider South Africa


5/11/2022 12:00:00 AM3 yearsago
by Dr Catherine Schuster-Bruce

The monkeypox patient, who is being treated at a specialist infectious disease facility, is thought to have caught the virus in Nigeria.

Monkeypox, a rare but potentially deadly illness, has been detected in the UK, according to the country's health officials.  The virus is much less contagious than the virus that causes Covid-19, an… [+3405 chars]

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