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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)  
    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, but ...
    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 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
  4. Smallpox/Mpox Vaccine 
    Smallpox/Mpox vaccine is approved by the FDA as a primary (2-dose) series to prevent infection caused by smallpox or mpox vaccine in people 18 years of age and ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/druginfo/meds/a622052.html - Drugs and Supplements
  5. Chronic Granulomatous Disease (CGD) Video From the National Institutes of Health (National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases)  
    ... Strategies Strategic Partnerships & Research Capacity Information for Researchers Mpox Treatment Vaccines Information for Researchers Neglected Tropical Diseases ...
    https://www.niaid.nih.gov/.../chronic-granulomatous-disease-cgd - Videos
  6. Severe Combined Immunodeficiency (SCID) Video From the National Institutes of Health (National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases)  
    ... Strategies Strategic Partnerships & Research Capacity Information for Researchers Mpox Treatment Vaccines Information for Researchers Neglected Tropical Diseases ...
    https://www.niaid.nih.gov/.../severe-combined-immunodeficiency-scid - Videos
  7. mpox-and-hiv.html (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)  
    Mpox/Related Issues ... Mpox
    https://www.cdc.gov/mpox/about/mpox-and-hiv.html -
  8. patients-guide-to-mpox-treatment-with-tpoxx-tecovirimat.html (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)  
    Mpox/Treatments and Therapies ... Mpox
    https://www.cdc.gov/...to-mpox-treatment-with-tpoxx-tecovirimat.html -
  9. safer-sex-social-gatherings-and-mpox.html (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)  
    Mpox/Prevention and Risk Factors ... Mpox
    https://www.cdc.gov/.../safer-sex-social-gatherings-and-mpox.html -
  10. mpox-after-vaccination.html (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)  
    Mpox/Specifics ... Mpox
    https://www.cdc.gov/mpox/vaccines/mpox-after-vaccination.html -
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