[Explanation] Confirmation of the first infection of monkeypox in Japan What are the symptoms? What is the infection route?

According to the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare, people infected with "monkeypox", which have been reported mainly in Europe and the United States, have been confirmed in Japan.

This is the first time that a monkeypox-infected person has been confirmed in Japan.

This is a commentary by Junya Yabuuchi's desk of the Faculty of Science and Culture about the symptoms of monkeypox and the infection route.