Monkeypox is a rare disease caused by infection with monkeypox virus.
Monkeypox virus belongs to the Orthopoxvirus genus in the family Poxviridae. The Orthopoxvirus genus also includes variola v...
Almost 100% of patients have a prodrome of fever with chills, malaise, and headaches.
Travel to or exposure to someone who has traveled to an endemic region
Evolving rash b...
Monkeypox is usually self-limiting but may be severe in some individuals such as children, pregnant women, or persons with immune suppression due to other health conditions.
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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Monkeypox. https://www.cdc.gov/poxvirus/monkeypox/index.html. Accessed June 14, 2022.
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A double-stranded DNA virus related to variola virus (the cause of smallpox), vaccinia virus, and cowpox virus
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