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The monkeypox virus is a zoonotic virus belonging to the genus Orthopoxvirus, which itself is a member of the family Poxviridae (also known as the poxvirus family). [9] Of note, the Orthopoxvirus genus includes the variola virus that prior to eradication via the advent of the smallpox vaccine, was the cause of the infectious human disease known as smallpox. [10]
Mpox (/ ˈ ɛ m p ɒ k s /, EM-poks; formerly known as monkeypox) [7] is an infectious viral disease that can occur in humans and other animals. Symptoms include a rash that forms blisters and then crusts over, fever, and swollen lymph nodes .
Antimicrobial resistance to tecovirimat was described in vitro in cowpox virus during treatment already in 2005, prior to licensure. [14] Since the global 2022–2023 mpox outbreak , resistance has been described with long treatment courses among severely immunocompromised persons, but also in people without prior treatment, suggesting human-to ...
Mpox, formerly known as monkeypox, is a viral infection that causes flu-like symptoms and pus-filled lesions. Although usually mild, the virus can be deadly in some individuals with weakened ...
At least 85 cases of monkeypox have been reported in 10 countries across Europe and North America, and in Australia, a rare occurrence for a virus largely confined to central and western Africa.
Tecovirimat (also known as Tpoxx) is the only available monkeypox treatment in the U.S., and it’s FDA approved. However, it’s hard to get. Experts explain how it works.
Be aware of these first initial signs of infection as Monkeypox cases continue to rise.
The disease is caused by the monkeypox virus, a zoonotic virus in the genus Orthopoxvirus. The variola virus, which causes smallpox, is also in this genus. [10] Human-to-human transmission can occur through direct contact with infected skin or body fluids, including sexual contact. [10]