Is a person with monkeypox contagious?

Patients who develop monkeypox are contagious and can infect other people. Monkeypox is an infectious disease caused by the monkeypox virus and can cause fever, rash, muscle pain, and fatigue. Some patients with severe disease may die of exhaustion. The disease is highly contagious, and monkeypox patients, infected animals and host animals are all sources of infection. The main routes of transmission are respiratory, gastrointestinal and contact. For the patient, itself is a source of infection. It should be well isolated and protected to avoid transmission to other people. Moreover, this disease has a certain degree of danger, once diagnosed, we must seek medical treatment as soon as possible.