Monkeypox outbreak in London explained

<p>Figures set to be published later on Monday will show an increase in the number of confirmed viral cases in England.</p><p>The UK Health Security Agency is advising people at high risk of catching the disease to self-isolate for three weeks, and call NHS 111 before seeing a doctor.</p><p>This is the advice for anyone having sexual or household contact with a monkeypox-infected person.</p><p>Symptoms include unusual rashes, lesions and swollen lymph nodes.</p><p>Over the weekend, Belgium introduced 21-day quarantine, following this new outbreak of a viral disease first identified in the 1950s.</p><p>So what is monkeypox, what about vaccines and how worried should we be?</p><p>The Leader is joined by Keith Neal, emeritus professor at the University of Nottingham and a 30-year veteran of studying epidemiology and infectious diseases.</p><br /><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for privacy and opt-out information.</p>