Monkeypox Flashcards
What is Monkeypox?
Rare disease caused by the Monkeypox virus
Orthopoxvirus
First human case?
1970 in DRC
How is Monkeypox spread?
- Close/Direct contact with:
lesions, bodily fluids, or resp secretions - Spread from an infected animal or animal products
- Vertical transmission from mother to fetus
T/F: Monkeypox can be spread by OBJECTS that have had contact with lesion crusts or body fluids-current outbreak
TRUEE
How to clasify the sx?
Similar to but milder than symptoms of smallpox
Monkeypox Sx being with:
Fever Headache Muscle aches Backache Lymphadenopathy Chills Exhaustion
How to distinguish Monkeypox from Smallpox?
LAD
What sx develop w/in 1-3 days after appearance of fever?
Rash
Lesions progress through the following stages over 2-3 weeks:
Enanthem Macules Papules Vesicles Pustules Scabs "Ew, Monkey pox, very pus-y & scary"
Can the lesions be umbilicated?
yes
DDx:
- Molluscum contagiosum
- Syphilis
- VZV
- Smallpox
- Chickenpox
T/F: Smallpox is an agent of bioterrorism
True
Chickenpox
- Starts inward and grows out.
- Body wide
Smallpox
- Papule to pustule to vesicle
- Can be umbilicated
- No LAD
T/F: hard to determine clinical diff b/w monkeypox & smallpox?
True
Has smallpox been erradicated?
Yes