In 2018, the UK saw its first case of monkeypox.
There have been a handful of confirmed cases since then, according to health authorities.
IA man infected with monkeypox in Nigeria has returned.
The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) confirmed the news, citing monkeypox as a rare viral infection that is difficult to spread.
Monkeypox symptoms are very similar to smallpox.
Fever, aches, swollen lymph nodes, headache, chills, and exhaustion can result.
Monkeypox can cause a rash similar to smallpox.
These rashes go through several stages before becoming a scab.
In the case of monkeypox, there is no cure.
Monkeypox can be prevented with a smallpox vaccination that is 85 percent effective.
Monkeypox is a rare disease caused by the same Orthopoxvirus genus as smallpox-causing variola virus.
Infected animals can spread the disease to humans, which was discovered in 1958.