Conjunctivitis can be a possible clinical presentation of monkeypox

Abstract

Dear Editor, Smallpox and chickenpox are the two most common human pox infections. In addition to these diseases, novel zoonotic pox diseases have been a major concern in infectious medicine(1). Monkeypox has spread throughout Europe, thereby causing a significant public health risk(2). It is a rare pox infection that has resurfaced and is most likely caused by zoonosis(1). Human-to-human transmission is currently investigated. The medical community is concerned as the number of cases reported is increasing in different countries