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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 smallpox virus.

Mpox can be spread between animals and people. It is found regularly in parts of Central 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)  
    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 smallpox virus. Mpox can be spread between animals and people. It ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/mpox.html - Health Topics
  2. Mpox 
    Mpox is a viral infection in which a person develops fever, fatigue, muscle aches, and a rash ... Mpox was first detected in Denmark in 1958 in a colony of monkeys used for research. This ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/007783.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  3. 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 health emergency ...
    https://kidshealth.org/en/parents/monkeypox.html - External Health Links
  4. Preventing Mpox (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)  
    Mpox/Prevention and Risk Factors ... Mpox ... Centers for Disease Control and Prevention ... Learn the best ways to prevent mpox infection
    https://www.cdc.gov/mpox/prevention - External Health Links
  5. Mpox in Animals and Pets (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)  
    Mpox/Related Issues ... Mpox ... Centers for Disease Control and Prevention ... Learn about how mpox affects animals, including pets.
    https://www.cdc.gov/mpox/about/mpox-in-animals-and-pets.html - External Health Links
  6. Mpox: How It Spreads (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)  
    Mpox mainly spreads through close contact with an infected person
    https://www.cdc.gov/mpox/causes - External Health Links
  7. Mpox Vaccination (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)  
    Learn who should be vaccinated against mpox, how the vaccine is given, and where to find it
    https://www.cdc.gov/mpox/vaccines - External Health Links
  8. Safer Sex, Social Gatherings, and Mpox (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)  
    Mpox/Prevention and Risk Factors ... Mpox ... Centers for Disease Control and Prevention ... Learn how to lower your risk of getting mpox during sex or when at social ...
    https://www.cdc.gov/.../safer-sex-social-gatherings-and-mpox.html - External Health Links
  9. Mpox and HIV (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)  
    Mpox/Related Issues ... Mpox ... HIV and Infections/Specifics ... HIV and Infections ... Centers for Disease Control and Prevention ... Learn about mpox and how it affects people ...
    https://www.cdc.gov/mpox/about/mpox-and-hiv.html - External Health Links
  10. Mpox rash (image) 
    Mpox is a viral infection that causes fever, fatigue, muscle aches, and a painful rash. The mpox rash may involve part or all of the ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/imagepages/19969.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
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