Headlines got you worried about monkeypox? Don’t fret, it doesn’t spread like SARS-CoV-2 or the flu virus. Learn more from the country's leading expert here. | Bhekisisa_MG
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The most telling symptom of monkeypox is blisters on your skin and it can take two to four weeks to recover. Most people recover without the need for treatment. The same type of lab test is used to confirm Covid and monkeypox . But where nasal swabs are taken as samples to test in the case of Covid, swabs from the blisters that form on your skin are used for monkeypox.
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