Monkeypox has now spread to at least 75 countries with over 5,000 cases in the United States and more than 800 cases in California as of July 31, according to the California Department of Health.

The recent monkeypox outbreak has seen many headlines for the painful rash that it causes. And with those headlines comes a lot of confusion and curiosity about how a monkeypox rash typically appears.

Monkeypox causes a rash that can look similar to other illnesses such as acne, herpes or syphilis. Two dermatologists told Insider the key differences between monkeypox and seven other rashes.

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Since the first U.S. case of monkeypox was reported in Massachusetts in May, the number of confirmed cases in the United States has risen to more than 10,000. Though we know much about how the virus ...

It's official: Kevin Kwong had monkeypox. It took three weeks to get antibody test results from the CDC, but the tests confirmed Dr. Peter Chin-Hong's diagnosis. It's important to note that Kwong had ...

During the winter holidays, a 12-year-old girl was seen in her primary care clinic with fever, fatigue, cough and sore throat. At that time, she was thought to likely have strep throat, but her rapid ...

Dr. Erica S. Shenoy: A 20-year-old man was evaluated in the emergency department of this hospital because of a diffuse pustular rash that had progressed over a period of several days. Three days ...

Many conditions can cause rashes on an infant’s or child’s chest. These include fungal, bacterial, and viral infections, such as chickenpox, or allergic reactions, such as hives. Children’s rashes and ...

Black patients have a three- to five-fold increased incidence of primary chronic cutaneous lupus vs. white patients, but are often completely missing from training materials and most images of ...

Monkeypox has now spread to at least 28 Florida counties as of Aug. 8, with 938 confirmed or probable cases according to the Florida Department of Health. That's a jump of 496 probable or confirmed ...