mpox

Mpox, previously known as monkeypox, is an infectious viral disease caused by the monkeypox virus, a zoonotic virus in the genus Orthopoxvirus. Symptoms include a rash, fever, and swollen lymph nodes, and the disease is usually mild, but can be severe in certain individuals such as children and pregnant women. The disease is spread through direct contact with infected skin or body fluids, and vaccination and antiviral drugs such as tecovirimat are used to treat and prevent the disease, although no vaccine has been developed specifically against mpox.learn more on wikipedia