Monkeypox "Symptoms ... closely resemble those of smallpox, and include a febrile prodrome followed by development of a disseminated vesiculo-pustular rash...pa

Monkeypox "Symptoms ... closely resemble those of smallpox, and include a febrile prodrome followed by development of a disseminated vesiculo-pustular rash...patients are vulnerable to secondary bacterial infection, dehydration, encephalitis, bronchopneumonia and blindness due to corneal scarring from lesions." It's closely related to smallpox, so just hearing that, I would hope that most people will realize that becoming infected could be potentially deadly. source: Presumptive risk factors for monkeypox in rural communities in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0168664 https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0168664