The rash changes and goes through different stages before finally forming a scab, which later falls off, it said. Patients may also develop a rash, often beginning on the face, then spreading to other parts of the body, particularly the hands and feet. The patient has a travel history from Nigeria, from where he is believed to have contracted the infection, before travelling to the UK.Īccording to UKHSA, initial symptoms of monkeypox include fever, headache, muscle aches, backache, swollen lymph nodes, chills and exhaustion. Neha was rubbed by her brother-in-law on the pretext of oil massage, when the husband was out of the house in Hindi voice. The UK Health Security Agency confirmed the first case of monkeypox in England on. The agency advises people to contact a sexual health clinic if they have a rash with blisters and they were either: in close contact, including sexual contact, with someone who has or might have monkeypox in the past 3 weeks or travelled to West or Central Africa in the past 3 weeks. 'Anyone can get monkeypox, particularly if you have had close contact, including sexual contact, with an individual with symptoms,' it stated. Although most cases have been identified in men who are gay, bisexual or have sex with men, UKHSA has warned that anyone can get monkeypox.
