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Understanding monkeypox: Myths and misinformation to ignore about the disease
Here are some myths and facts about mpox: Mpox is a viral infection caused by the mpox virus, a member of the Orthopoxvirus genus, which also includes the smallpox virus. The disease was first ...
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Smallpox: A Review of Clinical Disease and Vaccination
Orthopoxvirus: Genus of DNA viruses that includes variola (smallpox), monkeypox, cowpox, and vaccinia. Progressive vaccinia: Progressive necrosis of the primary vaccination site with spread of ...
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Recombinant Monkeypox Virus Antigens
Monkeypox virus (MPXV), which can cause monkeypox (MPX), is a zoonotic enveloped dsDNA virus that belongs to the orthopoxvirus genus of the Poxviridae family. There are two clades of the Monkeypox ...
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Cowpox Virus Infection in Pet Rat Owners—Not Always Immediately Recognized: Human to Human Transmission Is Possible in Orthopoxviruses
In 2007, Zafar et al reported nosocomial infections with buffalopox viruses in burns wards in Karachi, Pakistan; a class of virus that also belongs to the genus orthopoxvirus (3). Zafar et al ...
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Smallpox: A Review of Clinical Disease and Vaccination
Orthopoxvirus: Genus of DNA viruses that includes variola (smallpox), monkeypox, cowpox, and vaccinia. Progressive vaccinia: Progressive necrosis of the primary vaccination site with spread of ...