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‘It is important to recognise that just one or two genital or anal lesions, or lesions in the mouth, can be signs of monkeypox, especially if you have had a new sexual partner,’ says UK Health Security Agency

Monkeypox cases are continuing to rise as cases have risen over 2,400 today, with labs now testing suspected monkeypox samples with PCR tests

Tropical disease originating in Africa has spread across the world since May

‘It is important to recognise that just one or two genital or anal lesions, or lesions in the mouth, can be signs of monkeypox, especially if you have had a new sexual partner,’ says UK Health Security Agency

The majority of people with monkeypox can safely manage their symptoms at home and no deaths have been reported in the UK yet - but the disease can require hospitalisation for severe pain

The rare but often deadly Crimean-Congo haemorrhagic fever was recently caught by a man in Spain. Symptoms are grim and reportedly include vomiting and bleeding from the eyes

Total of 3.8m people estimated to have had the virus, latest figures show, up from 3.3m a week earlier

Terrence Higgins Trust says action must be stepped up to prevent disease becoming endemic

The World Health Organisation has declared a global emergency as the monkeypox outbreak has spread to 70 countries