Monkeypox Virus: Symptoms, Outbreak, Infection Pictures

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Monkeypox Virus

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Monkeypox causes symptoms similar to smallpox, although they are less severe.

Monkeypox is a zoonosis, that is, a disease that is transmitted from infected animals to humans.

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Monkeypox Pictures

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