How do you catch monkeypox? What we know as first case confirmed in Scotland

Anyone with 'blister-like sores' on their body is urged to seek medical attention

DOWNING Street has said the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) is monitoring monkeypox “extremely carefully” after the first case was recorded in Scotland on Monday.

Prime Minister Boris Johnson said monkeypox was a rare disease but it was important to “keep an eye on it” following a spate of cases across the UK.