{"id":739,"date":"2023-03-24T09:52:33","date_gmt":"2023-03-23T23:52:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dev.metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/sexual-health\/?page_id=739"},"modified":"2025-12-15T11:43:19","modified_gmt":"2025-12-15T01:43:19","slug":"mpox","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/sexual-health\/mpox","title":{"rendered":"MPX (Monkeypox)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-1 fusion-flex-container has-pattern-background has-mask-background nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\" style=\"--awb-border-radius-top-left:0px;--awb-border-radius-top-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-left:0px;--awb-padding-top:30px;--awb-padding-bottom:20px;--awb-margin-top:0px;--awb-margin-bottom:40px;--awb-background-color:var(--awb-custom_color_12);--awb-flex-wrap:wrap;\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row fusion-flex-align-items-flex-start fusion-flex-content-wrap\" style=\"max-width:1352px;margin-left: calc(-4% \/ 2 );margin-right: calc(-4% \/ 2 );\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-0 fusion_builder_column_1_1 1_1 fusion-flex-column\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:100%;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:1.92%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:20px;--awb-spacing-left-large:1.92%;--awb-width-medium:100%;--awb-order-medium:0;--awb-spacing-right-medium:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:1.92%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-order-small:0;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-widget-area awb-widget-area-element fusion-widget-area-1 fusion-content-widget-area\" style=\"--awb-title-color:#5c5e5f;--awb-padding:0px 0px 0px 0px;\"><div id=\"bcn_widget-2\" class=\"widget widget_breadcrumb_navxt\" style=\"border-style: solid;border-color:transparent;border-width:0px\"><div class=\"breadcrumbs\" vocab=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/\" typeof=\"BreadcrumbList\"><span property=\"itemListElement\" typeof=\"ListItem\"><a property=\"item\" typeof=\"WebPage\" title=\"Go to Metro North Sexual Health Service.\" href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/sexual-health\" class=\"home\" aria-current=\"page\"><span property=\"name\">Metro North Sexual Health Service<\/span><\/a><meta property=\"position\" content=\"1\"><\/span><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-additional-widget-content\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-title title fusion-title-1 fusion-sep-none fusion-title-text fusion-title-size-one\"><h1 class=\"fusion-title-heading title-heading-left fusion-responsive-typography-calculated\" style=\"margin:0;--fontSize:39;line-height:1.2;\">MPox (Monkeypox)<\/h1><\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-1\" style=\"--awb-font-size:1.4rem;\"><p>The Monkeypox virus can be spread by sexual contact.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-2 fusion-flex-container has-pattern-background has-mask-background nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\" style=\"--awb-border-radius-top-left:0px;--awb-border-radius-top-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-left:0px;--awb-flex-wrap:wrap;\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row fusion-flex-align-items-flex-start fusion-flex-content-wrap\" style=\"max-width:1352px;margin-left: calc(-4% \/ 2 );margin-right: calc(-4% \/ 2 );\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-1 fusion_builder_column_1_1 1_1 fusion-flex-column\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:100%;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:1.92%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:20px;--awb-spacing-left-large:1.92%;--awb-width-medium:100%;--awb-order-medium:0;--awb-spacing-right-medium:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:1.92%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-order-small:0;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-widget-area awb-widget-area-element fusion-widget-area-2 fusion-content-widget-area\" style=\"--awb-title-color:#5c5e5f;--awb-padding:0px 0px 0px 0px;\"><div id=\"custom_html-5\" class=\"widget_text widget widget_custom_html\" style=\"border-style: solid;border-color:transparent;border-width:0px;\"><div class=\"textwidget custom-html-widget\"><div class=\"on-this-page\"><h4>On this page<\/h4><ul id=\"onThisPage\"><\/ul><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-additional-widget-content\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-2\"><p>The MPox virus is a relative of a virus that causes smallpox. The disease is much milder than smallpox and rarely fatal.<\/p>\n<h2>How is MPox transmitted?<\/h2>\n<p>MPox is transmitted by close personal contact with someone who has MPox.\u00a0 This includes:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>prolonged face to face interactions \u2013 the virus is present in droplets that come from the infected person\u2019s nose and throat<\/li>\n<li>direct contact with the rash of the infected person, including via close physical contact such as hugging, kissing and sex<\/li>\n<li>touching linen or clothes contaminated with fluid or scabs from the infected person.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-builder-row-inner fusion-row fusion-flex-align-items-flex-start fusion-flex-content-wrap\" style=\"width:104% !important;max-width:104% !important;margin-left: calc(-4% \/ 2 );margin-right: calc(-4% \/ 2 );\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column_inner fusion-builder-nested-column-0 fusion_builder_column_inner_1_1 1_1 fusion-flex-column\" 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causing a distinctive rash of bumps that turn into blisters and pimples that may burst to form ulcers and eventually scab over.\u00a0 Other symptoms include:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>headache<\/li>\n<li>fever<\/li>\n<li>swollen lymph nodes<\/li>\n<li>muscle aches<\/li>\n<li>joint and back pain<\/li>\n<li>fatigue<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>While most people recover from MPox in 2-4 weeks without any treatment, for some people, the disease can be serious.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-4\"><h2>Prevention<\/h2>\n<p>People who have MPox should isolate from others until the rash has fully cleared.<\/p>\n<p>The infected person should wash their own linen and clothes.\u00a0 If others need to touch linen or clothing used by an infected person, they should wear gloves and a mask.<\/p>\n<p>People\u00a0<em>at high risk<\/em>\u00a0of infection should seek vaccination.<\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-builder-row-inner fusion-row fusion-flex-align-items-flex-start fusion-flex-content-wrap\" style=\"width:104% !important;max-width:104% !important;margin-left: calc(-4% \/ 2 );margin-right: calc(-4% \/ 2 );\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column_inner fusion-builder-nested-column-1 fusion_builder_column_inner_1_1 1_1 fusion-flex-column\" style=\"--awb-padding-top:30px;--awb-padding-right:30px;--awb-padding-bottom:30px;--awb-padding-left:30px;--awb-overflow:hidden;--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-border-color:#eac28d;--awb-border-top:0.5px;--awb-border-right:0.5px;--awb-border-bottom:0.5px;--awb-border-left:0.5px;--awb-border-style:solid;--awb-border-radius:0.75rem 0.75rem 0.75rem 0.75rem;--awb-width-large:100%;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:1.92%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:20px;--awb-spacing-left-large:1.92%;--awb-width-medium:100%;--awb-order-medium:0;--awb-spacing-right-medium:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:1.92%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-order-small:0;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-5\"><h2>Vaccination<\/h2>\n<p>There are very limited supplies of the vaccine against MPox, Jynneos\u00ae, available in Queensland.\u00a0 You may be eligible for vaccination if you are:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Gay, bisexual or a man who has sex with men AND\n<ul>\n<li>Living with HIV or<\/li>\n<li>Taking HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) or<\/li>\n<li>Someone who has been diagnosed with a sexually transmitted infection in the last 3 months or<\/li>\n<li>Someone who has a recent history of multiple sexual partners or attending sex on premises venues or<\/li>\n<li>Planning travel to a country experiencing a significant outbreak in the next 3 months<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>A sex worker whose clients include gay, bisexual or other men who have sex with men<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>More information on the vaccine and who is recommended to be vaccinated is available from the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.health.gov.au\/health-alerts\/monkeypox-mpx\/monkeypox-mpx-vaccines\">Department of Health and Aged Care website<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":8,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"100-width.php","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_searchwp_excluded":"","footnotes":""},"tags":[],"class_list":["post-739","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- 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