Mpox is a virus that presents most notably with sores and small open wounds, and is spread through close physical contact. Learn more here about the signs and symptoms of mpox.

The CDC website offers more information on mpox, and Colorado-specific information is available on the CDPHE mpox website.

Mpox can spread when someone who has mpox has close contact with someone else. Close contact could include physical contact with sores, bumps or lesions of someone who has mpox, including through sex, kissing or other forms of close physical contact. 

Mpox can also spread by touching the same objects, materials or surfaces as someone with mpox.

Learn more here about how mpox spreads.

Find information on the CDPHE mpox website.

Symptoms of mpox may begin with flu-like symptoms that can include fever, headache, muscle aches, swollen lymph nodes and exhaustion. 

Typically, a rash or skin bumps develop within one to three days after the onset of fever, often beginning on the face and spreading to other parts of the body. 

Learn more here about the signs and symptoms of mpox.

By following the CDC’s recommended prevention steps, and by getting vaccinated if you were exposed to mpox or are at higher risk of being exposed to mpox, you can help protect yourself and your community.

Find information on the CDPHE mpox vaccine webpage.

Find information on the CDPHE mpox vaccine webpage.

Find information on the CDPHE mpox website.

• If you are on campus, please head home. 
• Isolate away from other people and pets.
• Contact the response team at 303-724-4663 or [email protected] for confidential, one-on-one guidance from our medical and public health professionals. Await instructions.
• Seek testing for mpox, if you have not already. Contact a healthcare provider to discuss testing. If you do not have a healthcare provider, or do not have insurance, you can access mpox testing at area locations. Find more information here about testing for mpox.

The CDC offers guidance for preventing the spread of mpox, and for identifying and notifying close contacts.

Submit questions here about mpox at CU Anschutz.

If you think you could have been exposed to mpox, are experiencing symptoms, and/or have tested positive for mpox, please contact the response team at 303-724-4663 or [email protected] for confidential, one-on-one guidance.