Professor Paul Hunter says monkeypox has been increasing globally for a few years, adding the infection has been spreading 'amongst networks rather than in the general population'. Read more: 📺 Sky 501, Virgin 602, Freeview 233 and YouTube
Dr Hopkins, a chief medical adviser at the UKHSA, said the illness is"relatively mild" in adults, with young children more at risk, but refused to comment on reports that a patient is being treated in intensive care.Dr Hopkins told the BBC's Sunday Morning programme:"We are detecting more cases on a daily basis.
"We know there's been a period of restrictions across Europe, and we don't know where this infection has come from and how it's come into Europe.This electron microscopic image depicts a monkeypox virionDr Hopkins said the risk to the general population"remains extremely low at the moment" but people"need to be alert to it".
"We're saying to people if you've got symptoms, avoid close contact with others and seek medical attention," she added.In later stages, people develop a rash, usually to the face, hands and arms, that can also affect genital areas. "It starts as red spots and moves to vesicles - those are blister-type lesions that are a bit like chickenpox," Dr Hopkins said.
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