Monkeypox is a simple viral illness, which presents like any other viral flu, but associated with this are lymph nodes Enlargement or Lymphadenopathy.
These are the check post which are there around the neck which doctor can examine and detect. Mint spoke to Dr Rajiv Dang, senior director and HOD of Internal Medicine and Medical Director at the Max Hospital in Gurugram to get an overview of the situation.
Here is what he said. 1) Does monkeypox spread via air? Is it an STD? How does it spread? It is not STD. Essentially the virus spreads by coming in touch with the affected patient's bodily fluids either directly or indirectly.
Whether, it is spread only via sex is still not proven by experts yet. Monkeypox is not an airborne disease and thus it does not spread via air.