monkeypox

Definitions

A disease of the skin of rodents and primates, including humans, caused by virus of species Orthopoxvirus monkeypox.

uncountable

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“In a remote southwestern pocket of the Central African Republic, doctor Patrick Karume and his small team are on the jungle frontline to quarantine a rare outbreak of monkeypox.”

“Monkeypox is a rare viral pox-like disease from the smallpox family, only milder. It can be transmitted through respiratory droplets, contact⟳ with body fluids or contact⟳ with an infected animal or animal products. The first human case of monkeypox was recorded in 1970 in the Democratic Republic of Congo. The United States saw⟳ a large outbreak among humans in 2003 after the virus spread⟳ from imported African rodents to pet prairie dogs. However, this is believed to be the first monkeypox virus infection in a Texas resident, according to Dallas County health officials.”

“Clusters of monkeypox cases have⟳ recently been identified in Britain and Portugal, while Spain is investigating suspected cases of the virus.”

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