Podcast 301: Monkeypox — what to look for, how to treat

A VIDEO RECORDING OF THIS INTERVIEW IS AVAILABLE HERE.

This time, we look to New York for guidance on recognizing and treating monkeypox.

Dr. Eric Meyerowitz of Montefiore and Dr. Stephen Baum of Einstein will lead you through the monkeypox thicket in a 17-minute chat.

Included below is information for patients as well as links to some key articles of interest to clinicians.

LINKS:

For patients: Dr. Barry Zingman’s “Monkeypox — What you need to know”

For clinicians:

• NEJM article on monkeypox in 16 countries
• NEJM Case Records of the Mass. General Hospital on the state’s first case
• Stephen Baum’s summary of a paper in Emerging Infectious Diseases describing viral persistence on fomites

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