IN most cases, rashes are common and usually turn out to be harmless.
But a rise in monkeypox cases has meant that many Brits are being hyper-vigilant when it comes to new marks, lesions and blisters.
In the UK there have been 190 detected infections, and while the risk to the public remains low, experts have urged people to get to know the key signs of the monkeypox rash.
As we head into the summer months and Brits spend more time out and about, our skin can feel the impact.
Dr Walayat Hussain, a spokesman for the British Association of Dermatologists, previously said the skin was a "tricky subject to discuss without alarming people".
"The skin is like the window to the body if you like, so sometimes that can be a sign that something is going on inside the body," he said.
Millions of Brits suffer with common conditions like eczema, psoriasis, and acne.
While being incredibly frustrating to live with, they do not pose a serious risk to health.
However, experts have warned serious rashes with similar symptoms can be disguised.
Read on to find out what your rash symptoms could be really caused by...
1. Fluid filled spots that later become crusty: Monkeypox
Initial signs of monkeypox include a fever, headache and muscle aches.
A monkyepox rash will usually start of the face, before moving across the rest of the body.
A rash will occur within three days after a fever.
Ifti Khan, Well Pharmacy superintendent explained: "There are several stages to monkeypox. The first developing into papules and fluid filled pustules before forming a scab and falling off. Monkeypox lesions appear and develop at the same time."
2. Red or pink spots everywhere: Chickenpox
Just last month parents were warned of a dangerous outbreak of chickenpox and scarlet fever infections - with many families being on high alert.
Experts say that many common infections declined during lockdown but they're now circulating at higher levels, particularly affecting pre-school and nurseries.
Mr Khan said: "Chickenpox and monkeypox are similar in the way they are spread, via close contact and respiratory droplets, as well as direct contact with contaminated objects, but monkeypox is much rarer and spreads less easily."
One of the differences between monkeypox and chickenpox is that people with the latter will usually not experience swollen lymph nodes.
"Chickenpox usually forms in a different way.
"In a chickenpox rash the spots do not develop uniformly and appear at different times," he added.
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