Monkeypox: what are the symptoms and should Australia be worried?

Infectious disease was first recorded in 1970 but a surge in cases has led to the largest outbreak in Europe to date

and Portugal, resulting in the largest monkeypox outbreak in Europe to date. So should Australia be worried?The monkeypox virus leads to flu-like symptoms including fever, body aches and chills, and causes a distinctive rash in the form of lesions that often start on the face.According to Peter Collignon, professor of infectious disease at the Australian National University, there is no cause for alarm in Australia.

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