WHAT IS MONKEYPOX?
Monkeypox is a rare viral infection transmitted to humans by both animals and humans. Like smallpox, it’s a member of the orthopoxvirus family and can cause lesions and blisters on the face and body. Since the eradication of smallpox, monkeypox is now recognised as the most important orthopoxvirus in humans[1].
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Monkeypox was first discovered in 1958 among monkeys kept for research purposes. Until recently, infections of monkeypox in humans had mostly been limited to areas of central and western Africa, specifically in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and Nigeria where the virus is naturally occurring.
More recently and according to the World Health Organization, fifteen countries on four continents have reported confirmed cases of monkeypox[2].
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