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So first
of all, there is an incubation period

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that might be anywhere
from three to 17 days where you feel fine

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You have been exposed to monkey pox,
but you're not secure.

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Then you get usually a fever
and flu like symptoms and a rash.

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Usually the fever starts first,
but some people are finding

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they get the rash first
and the rash starts as flat spots

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that then turn into raised pustules
and eventually scab over So

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this whole process last two to four weeks
and you are contagious that whole time.

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Sex is not the only way
that monkeypox can be transmitted,

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but it is one of the most significant
modes of transmission.

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We know that monkeypox can be transmitted
through skin to skin contact,

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whether you're having sex or not.

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And it can be transmitted
through respiratory

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droplets if you are directly face to face
with them.

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The monkeypox test requires
material from the rash.

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So you'll go to a doctor or somebody
and they will swab or scrape

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these lesions that you have
and then send it off to a special lab.

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So you need to have the rash to be able
to get the monkeypox test.

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There's one vaccine that is approved
specifically for monkeypox.

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It's mostly being offered to people,

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you know, that they've been exposed
who think that they've been exposed

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or in some cases, in some locations,
they're giving it to

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anybody who's in a high risk group,
including men who have sex with men.

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If you think you qualify

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for a monkeypox vaccine
or if you want to find out if you do,

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contact your city health department
or your county or state health department,