Monkeypox is generally associated with a rash and sores, sometimes in the mouth, but can also include symptoms like fever, headache, muscle aches, swollen lymph nodes, chills and exhaustion. 9News
Following a national cabinet meeting, Health Minister Mark Butler said 58 cases of the disease had been recorded in Australia since the global outbreak first arrived in Australia on May 19.has secured an agreement for the supply of 450,000 doses of a third-generation vaccine against the disease.Federal Health Minister Mark Butler said 58 monkeypox cases have been recorded in Australia.While it is typically mild, it can cause severe illness.
In Australia, there are two approved vaccines for monkeypox: Jynneos, which is made by Bavarian Nordic, and Sanofi's ACAM2000. While monkeypox has exclusively been recorded in men who have sex with other men so far, Kelly warned the disease "can affect anyone".According to the federal health department, infants, young children, pregnant women and people who are immunocompromised are at higher risk of becoming severely unwell if they do catch monkeypox.
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