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monkeypoxViral 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. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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| The emergence and rapid spread of West Nile virus in North America and the monkeypox outbreak in pet prairie dogs have been major awakening public health events that underscored the need for closer collaboration between the veterinary profession, wildlife specialists, and public health personnel (2,3). But as these emerging diseases are attracting more notice, people visit their physicians and instead of saying "I might have arthritis," they're saying, "Maybe it's Lyme disease, monkeypox or SARS. The outbreaks of monkeypox in Zaire and hantaviruses in the Americas have both acted as clear bioindicators for disruption of the local distribution of natural vegetation. |
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