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Monkeypox: An Overview

Keywords : Antiviral treatment, Orthopoxvirus, Smallpox

Citation Information : Monkeypox: An Overview. 2022; 15 (2):42-44.

DOI: 10.5005/jp-journals-10084-13144

License: CC BY-NC 4.0

Published Online: 27-08-2022

Copyright Statement:  Copyright © 2022; The Author(s).


Abstract

The monkeypox virus is a dual-stranded DNA virus that infects humans and other animals. It originally belonged to the Orthopoxvirus genus and the Poxviridae family. It is a human Orthopoxvirus, along with variola, cowpox, and vaccinia viruses. It is neither a progenitor nor a successor of the variola virus, which causes smallpox. Monkeypox is similar to smallpox but has a milder rash and a lesser mortality rate.


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