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Monkeypox Virus Infections

What is mpox?

Mpox, which used to be called monkeypox, is a disease caused by the monkeypox virus. This virus is in the same family of viruses as the virus.

Mpox can be spread between animals and people, but it's mainly spread through close contact with someone who has it. It is found regularly in parts of Central, Eastern and West Africa. The virus that causes it has been found in small rodents, monkeys, and other mammals that live in these areas.

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  1. Mpox (National Library of Medicine)  
    ... is mpox? Mpox, which used to be called monkeypox, is a disease caused by the monkeypox virus. This virus is in the same family ... the United States. What are the types of monkeypox viruses? There are two types of monkeypox viruses: ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/mpox.html - Health Topics
  2. Smallpox/monkeypox vaccine (JYNNEOS) - what you need to know 
    ... taken in its entirety from the CDC Smallpox/Monkeypox Vaccine Information Statement (VIS): www.cdc.gov/vaccines/hcp/current-vis/smallpox-monkeypox.html . Page last updated November 14, 2022.
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/007786.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  3. Mpox 
    ... is how it first came to be called "monkeypox." The name was changed to mpox to reduce ... gov/mpox/outbreaks/2023/ World Health Organization: Mpox (monkeypox) - www.who.int/health-topics/mpox#tab=tab_ ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/007783.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  4. Mpox (Monkeypox) (For Parents) (Nemours Foundation)  
    monkeypox, monkey pox, mpox, m pox, monkey pocks, kids and monkeypox, tecovirimat, monkeypox outbreak, WHO, world health, global health emergency, public ...
    https://kidshealth.org/en/parents/monkeypox.html - External Health Links
  5. Smallpox/Monkeypox Vaccine (JYNNEOS): What You Need to Know (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention) - PDF  
    Mpox/Patient Handouts ... Mpox ... Smallpox/Patient Handouts ... Smallpox ... Mpox/Prevention and Risk Factors ... Mpox ... Smallpox/Prevention and Risk Factors ... Smallpox ... Centers for ...
    https://www.cdc.gov/.../current-vis/downloads/smallpox-monkeypox.pdf - External Health Links
  6. Mpox (formerly Monkeypox) From the National Institutes of Health (National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases)  
    Mpox is caused by the monkeypox virus (MPXV). MPXV is part of the Orthopoxvirus genus, which also includes variola virus (the cause of smallpox), vaccinia virus, and ...
    https://www.niaid.nih.gov/diseases-conditions/mpox - External Health Links
  7. Travelers' Health: Immunocompromised Travelers (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)  
    Traveler's Health/Related Issues ... Traveler's Health ... Immune System and Disorders/Related Issues ... Immune System and Disorders ... Centers for Disease Control and ...
    https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/.../immunocompromised-travelers - External Health Links
  8. Sickle Cell Disease Association of America (Sickle Cell Disease Association of America)  
    ... for adults with... Read more MARAC Advisory Statement: Monkeypox July 20 – The Sickle Cell Disease Association of ...
    https://www.sicklecelldisease.org - Other Resources
  9. Mpox (Questions and Answers) (World Health Organization)  
    Mpox/Start Here ... Mpox ... World Health Organization
    https://www.who.int/news-room/questions-and-answers/item/mpox - External Health Links
  10. Mpox (World Health Organization)  
    Mpox/Start Here ... Mpox ... World Health Organization ... WHO fact sheet on mpox: includes key facts, definition, outbreaks, transmission, symptoms, diagnosis, treatment, ...
    https://www.who.int/news-room/fact-sheets/detail/mpox - External Health Links
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