File Photo: oval-shaped monkeypox virions, left, and spherical immature virions, right, obtained from a sample of human skin associated with the 2003 prairie dog outbreak. The spread of monkeypox in the U.S. (CDC via AP, File)

FILE PHOTO: A man is vaccinated at a monkeypox vaccination clinic run by CIUSSS public health authorities in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, June 6, 2022. REUTERS/Christinne Muschi/File Photo

Portugal started the vaccination for those who had contact with the confirmed cases of the Monkeypox virus on Thursday, said the Portuguese Directorate-General of Health (DGS). The Portuguese health authority had confirmed a total of 588 cases of monkeypox in the country as of Thursday since the first case reported on May 3. REUTERS

Eligible contacts in different regions of Portugal continue to be identified and given vaccination, the DGS said. The most common symptoms of the disease are fever, severe headache, muscle pain, back pain, tiredness, and enlarged lymph nodes with the progressive appearance of rashes that affect the skin and mucous membranes. REUTERS