Information & Guidance

A Viral Disease

Mpox is a viral disease that spreads through close (skin to skin), intimate and sexual contact with an infected person. Mpox can cause a painful and itchy rash on hands, feet, chest, face, or mouth or near the genitals. Other symptoms include fever, chills, swollen lymph nodes, exhaustion, muscle aches and backache, headache, sore throat, nasal congestion, and cough.