Definitions for monkeypox
mon·key·pox

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1. monkeypoxnoun

   A viral disease, of primates and some other mammals, related to smallpox.

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1. Monkeypox

   Monkeypox is an exotic infectious disease caused by the monkeypox virus. The disease was first identified in laboratory monkeys, hence its name, but in its natural state it seems to infect rodents more often than primates. The disease is indigenous to Central and West Africa. An outbreak that occurred in the United States in 2003 was traced to a pet store where imported Gambian pouched rats were sold. Monkeypox virus is a zoonotic viral disease that occurs primarily in remote villages of Central and West Africa in proximity to tropical rainforests where there is more frequent contact with infected animals. Monkeypox is usually transmitted to humans from rodents, pets, and primates through contact with the animal's blood or through a bite. Human monkeypox can be difficult to distinguish clinically from smallpox and chickenpox.

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1. Monkeypox

   A viral disease infecting PRIMATES and RODENTS. Its clinical presentation in humans is similar to SMALLPOX including FEVER; HEADACHE; COUGH; and a painful RASH. It is caused by MONKEYPOX VIRUS and is usually transmitted to humans through BITES or via contact with an animal's BLOOD. Interhuman transmission is relatively low (significantly less than smallpox).

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of monkeypox in Chaldean Numerology is: 8

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of monkeypox in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3

Examples of monkeypox in a Sentence

1. Drew Angerer/Getty Images:

   I'm supportive of it, i think Dr. Tedros made the right call. We are seeing monkeypox in lots of countries around the world, many of them not doing – not really being able to manage it.

2. Scott Wiener:

   We've known about monkeypox for 50 years. And we've had a vaccine for multiple years. This has been so abysmally handled, and we're seeing upticks in cases because we didn't get it under control when we had the greatest chance to do so.

3. The United:

   WHO urges the affected countries to make every effort to identify all cases and contacts to control this outbreak and prevent onward monkeypox spread.

4. Christina Wojewada:

   The lesions themselves can get confused with the lesions of herpes or chickenpox, or syphilis, and so sexually transmitted disease clinics might be seeing more of these patients for that, because they can present similarly to those diseases, so, I think it's important both for patients and clinicians to give a full history of your potential exposures so that, if appropriate, testing for monkeypox can be performed.

5. John Brooks:

   Monkeypox is not a sexually transmitted infection in the typical sense, but it can be transmitted during sexual and intimate contact, as well as with personal contact and shared bedding and clothing.

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References

1. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Monkeypox
2. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=monkeypox