mpox

Definitions

1. A viral disease, of primates and some other mammals, related to smallpox, caused by Orthopoxvirus monkeypox.
   uncountable
2. Alternative letter-case form of mpox.
   alt-of, uncountable

Equivalents

Examples

“Ebola reared its ugly head anew, including recently in Uganda. Mpox spread⟳ in strange new ways. Measles and other vaccine-preventable illnesses are making a comeback.”

“Due to the rapid increase⟳ in global Mpox cases, the World Health Organization (WHO) declared the global Mpox outbreak a Public Health Emergency of International Concern⟳ on July 23, 2022.”

“The current outbreak of mpox showed a different clinical presentation from classic mpox, with localisation of the lesions predominantly in the anal and genital area and transmission mainly related to high-risk sexual contact⟳.”

“The W.H.O.’s decision this time was prompted by an escalating crisis of mpox concentrated in the Democratic Republic of Congo. It recently spread⟳ to a dozen other African countries. If it is not contained, the virus again may rampage all over the world, experts warned.”

CEFR level