Monkeypox treatment: Smallpox antiviral shows promise - Medical News Today
6/1/2022 12:00:00 AM2 years 11 months ago
by Eleanor Bird, M.S.
by Eleanor Bird, M.S.
A study looking at seven previous cases of monkeypox in the U.K. suggests that tecovirimat, an antiviral used against smallpox, may also treat monkeypox.
- In a new study, researchers describe seven cases of monkeypox that occurred in the United Kingdom between 2018 and 2021, the first cases of in-hospital and household transmission outside of A… [+6851 chars] full article...