Lab Test for Monkeypox

The most common symptoms of Monkeypox are as follows: If you are infected with Monkeypox, you will experience:

• Pimples/blisters – like a rash that can be painful and/or itchy. It usually goes through several stages (blister/pimple, scabbing, healing). The rash can be present in any area of the body, but is most commonly on or near the genitals or anus. It also can be present on the hands, feet, chest, face, and mouth.
• Systemic symptoms such as fever, chills, swollen lymph nodes, exhaustion, muscle aches, headaches, respiratory symptoms

Monkeypox is mainly transmitted to humans through close contact with an infected person or animal or with material that has been contaminated with the virus. Intimate contact or skin-to-skin contact can be classified as:

• Directly touching the rash/scab/body fluids of a person with Monkeypox (sexual contact, hugging, massaging, kissing)
• Touching objects, fabrics, surfaces that someone with Monkeypox has used
• Contact with the respiratory secretions of a person with Monkeypox
• Or the virus can also be spread during pregnancy through the placenta.

The difference between emergency and urgent care is that emergency rooms in hospitals treat life-threatening conditions and injuries, whereas urgent care clinics treat illnesses and injuries that require immediate medical attention but are non-life-threatening.

Yes. Most of our urgent care centers are open after hours, making health care more accessible for all residents in NYC.

If you have no insurance, we provide our services without insurance for self-pay patients, giving you the care when you need it most.