A 27-year-old man presents with fevers, malaise, chills, and with multiple pustular and vesicular lesions (Figure 1), which have been swabbed and tested positive for mpox by polymerase chain reaction (PCR).
What counseling message should persons newly diagnosed with mpox receive about when they will no longer be contagious?
Figure 1. Mpox Lesions on Hand
Photograph credit: Negusse Ocbamichael, PA-C; Public Health—Seattle & King County Sexual Health Clinic
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March 11th, 2025
March 11th, 2025
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