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Monkey disease (Monkeypox) is a zoonotic disease caused by the Monkeypox virus (MPXV), classified within the Orthopoxvirus genus of the Poxviridae family. Its clinical symptoms resemble those of smallpox; however, its transmissibility and mortality rate are lower compared to smallpox. MPXV is an enveloped virus with a double-stranded DNA genome and is genetically related to the Variola, Vaccinia and Cowpox viruses through close relationships. History of the Disease Disease was first identified i

Monkeypox is a zoonotic infectious disease caused by the Monkeypox virus (MPXV), classified within the Orthopoxvirus genus of the Poxviridae family. Its clinical symptoms resemble those of smallpox; however, its transmissibility and mortality rate are lower than those of smallpox. MPXV is an enveloped virus with a double-stranded DNA genome and is genetically closely related to the Variola, Vaccinia and Cowpox viruses. History of the Disease The disease was first identified in 1958 in Denmark, i