monkeypox

Viral disease of both animals and humans that causes symptoms similar to those of smallpox, though less severe. The monkeypox virus is usually found in primates and rodents in Central and West Africa but has spread to other parts of the world through the export of infected small mammals. It can be transmitted to humans through an animal bite and from person to person through prolonged close contact. Symptoms of the disease include fever, headache, general malaise and fatigue, and swollen lymph nodes. A rash of raised bumps appears on the infected person's face and body. Treatment is limited to alleviating symptoms. Outbreaks are contained by isolating patients and controlling the trade of animals.

monkeypox [′məŋ·kē‚päks]

(veterinary medicine)

An animal virus that causes a smallpox-like eruption but only rarely infects humans and has little potential for interhuman spread.

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Clinical manifestations of human monkeypox influenced by route of infection.

Cowpox virus transmission from pet rats to humans, Germany by Campe, Hartmut; Zimmermann, Pia; Glos, Katharina; Bayer, Margot; Bergemann, Hans; Dreweck, Caroline; / Emerging Infectious Diseases

One example given is the arrival of human monkeypox in the United States in 2003, which was traced to an importation of African Gambian rats, which infected prairie dogs sold as pets.

Exotic animals, domestic pets pose risk for children: study by AFP / AFP Global Edition

Four generations of probable person-to-person transmission of human monkeypox.

Unhealthy landscapes: policy recommendations on land use change and ... by Bradley, David J. / Environmental Health Perspectives

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