A California man’s ‘painful and terrifying’ road to a Monkeypox diagnosis.

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A California man’s ‘painful and terrifying’ road to a Monkeypox diagnosis.

August 17, 2022

Fortiér J. Kaiser Health News. August 4, 2022.

Lack of familiarity with disease is known to contribute to missed and delayed diagnosis. This story highlights system and individual challenges for patients presenting with monkeypox symptoms to get the diagnosis and care they need.

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