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Animal Diseases > Primate Diseases > Mpox (monkeypox)
Animal Diseases > Rodent Diseases > Mpox (monkeypox)
Infections > Virus Diseases > DNA Virus Infections > Poxviridae Infections > Mpox (monkeypox)

Preferred term

Mpox (monkeypox)  

Type

  • Topical Descriptor

Broader concept

Entry terms

  • Monkey Pox
  • Monkeypox

Note

  • human & animal; if in animal, use/vet

Scope note

  • A viral disease infecting PRIMATES and RODENTS. Its clinical presentation in humans is similar to SMALLPOX including FEVER; HEADACHE; COUGH; and a painful RASH. It is caused by MONKEYPOX VIRUS and is usually transmitted to humans through BITES or via contact with an animal's BLOOD. Interhuman transmission is relatively low (significantly less than smallpox).

History note

  • 2023 (2004)

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http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D045908

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