As the number of confirmed cases of monkeypox in the UK climbs to 2,768 as of 4 August 2022, concern continues to mount over the spread of the disease.
Many of the symptoms of the illness appear initially similar to chickenpox but there are several key differences between the two.
First, the diseases are caused by different viruses: monkeypox is an orthopoxvirus while chickenpox is caused by the varicella-zoster virus, which also causes shingles.
Both virus can spread through close contact…
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