Information For Clinicians
The first symptoms of monkeypox include fever, malaise, headache, and sometimes sore throat and cough. A distinguishing feature of monkeypox from smallpox is lymphadenopathy (swollen lymph nodes). This typically occurs with fever onset, 1 to 2 days before rash onset, or rarely with rash onset. Lymph nodes may swell in the neck (submandibular & cervical), armpits (axillary), or groin (inguinal) and occur on both sides of the body or just one.
Personal Protective Equipment Resources
Resources
- CDC’s Smallpox Vaccination Information for Health Professionals
- CDC’s Smallpox Disease
- The National Personal Protective Technology Laboratory (NPPTL)
- Occupational Safety & Health Administration: Respiratory Protectionexternal icon
- NIOSH: Respirators
- Occupational Exposure to Orthopoxviruses Among Laboratory Personnel
- Specimen Collection
- Packaging and Transporting Infectious Substances
Page last reviewed: October 8, 2019