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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)  
    ... 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/vis/vis-statements/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 ... outbreak/2023-drc.html World Health Organization: Mpox (monkeypox) - www.who.int/health-topics/monkeypox#tab=tab_ ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/007783.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  4. Smallpox/Monkeypox Vaccine Information Statement (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)  
    ... you need to know about the JYNNEOS Smallpox/Monkeypox Vaccine.
    https://www.cdc.gov/.../vis/vis-statements/smallpox-monkeypox.html - External Health Links
  5. 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
  6. Vaccine Information Statement (VIS) -- Smallpox/Monkeypox Vaccine (JYNNEOS): What You Need to Know (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention) - PDF  
    Mpox/Patient Handouts ... Mpox ... Smallpox/Patient Handouts ... Smallpox ... Centers for Disease Control and Prevention ... PDF
    https://www.cdc.gov/.../vis/vis-statements/smallpox-monkeypox.pdf - External Health Links
  7. Travelers' Health: Immunocompromised Travelers (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)  
    Immune System and Disorders/Related Issues ... Immune System and Disorders ... Traveler's Health/Related Issues ... Traveler's Health ... Centers for Disease Control and ...
    https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/.../immunocompromised-travelers - External Health Links
  8. Mpox (formerly Monkeypox) From the National Institutes of Health (National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases)  
    Mpox/Start Here ... Mpox ... National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases ... From the National Institutes of Health
    https://www.niaid.nih.gov/diseases-conditions/mpox - External Health Links
  9. 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
  10. 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
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