Causes and Risk factors of Monkeypox

Causes and Risk factors of Monkeypox

  • Nov 26, 2021

Monkeypox is caused by the monkeypox virus. This virus belongs to the genus orthopox. You might be familiar with other viruses from the same genus such as varicella virus (chickenpox) and vaccinia virus (used in the smallpox vaccine). This virus got its name when it was first discovered in monkeys in 1958 from a research […]

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