What's wrong with monkeypox? UK monkeypox cases jump 70% in just three days to 179 as health chiefs say anyone who develops a new rash should abstain from SEX (https://bit.ly/3akAqUb). The UK Health Security Agency confirmed 71 new cases in today, bringing the UK total since May 6 to 179; WHO said outbreak is 'moderate risk' because clusters have been reported in different places simultaneously; The outbreak, which was first detected in early May, has spread to 24 countries and struck 106 Britons; The UN health agency said risk from the virus 'could become high' if it spreads to more vulnerable groups; WHO said surge in infections suggests virus 'may have been circulating unrecognised' for weeks or longer; There are growing concerns that monkeypox will spill into wild animals and never be eradicated. Meanwhile, independent medical experts are drawing attention to the similarities between monkeypox and Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome (https://bit.ly/3t7e1Ao). The syndrome was first identified in April 2020 by doctors at children's hospitals in the US and the UK. The initial symptoms of MIS-C often include fever, rash, eye redness, diarrhea, and vomiting, and may worsen over several days. Inflammation can affect the heart, blood vessels, and other organs, which can lead to severe illness and the need for emergency care. The syndrome is an inflammatory reaction in the body that begins about four weeks after infection with the SARS-CoV-2 virus and is somehow related to this virus. Presumably the syndrome is caused by antibodies to the virus, so it is possible that MIS-C may be associated with vaccination. The syndrome was first discovered in children, however, as it later turned out (https://bit.ly/3ze2jYJ), adults suffer from it in exactly the same way. MIS-C is not amenable to specific treatment and therapy is more symptomatic. To what extent MIS-C and monkeypox are somehow related, there are no official studies yet, however, due to the similarity of external manifestations, the diseases can complement each other.