Medical worker to take short-term disability to recover from monkeypox

AUSTIN (KXAN) — A health care worker who contracted monkeypox said Monday he's applying for short-term disability so that he can remain home from work for a prolonged period of time and safely recover from his infection.
Ryan Conway, a 31-year-old occupational therapist in Austin, said his symptoms began on Aug. 12 when he felt like he had the flu and developed a 102° fever. The first lesion appeared on one of his pinky fingers on Aug. 15, which prompted him to get a test for monkeypox