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Mpox

Mpox (/ˈɛmpɒks/, EM-poks; originally known as monkeypox) is an infectious viral disease that can occur in humans and other animals. Symptoms include a rash that forms blisters and then crusts over, as well as fever and swollen lymph nodes. The illness is usually mild, and most infected individuals recover within a few weeks without treatment. The time…

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Causes
Monkeypox virus
Complications
Secondary infections, pneumonia, sepsis, encephalitis, loss of vision with severe eye infection
Diagnostic method
Testing for viral DNA
Differential diagnosis
Chickenpox, smallpox
Duration
2 to 4 weeks
Medication
Tecovirimat, antivirals

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related to United States · 22
Mpox → Accra, All, American, April, Electron, Everyone, Gambian, Ghana, II, In, In July, In May, June, Milwaukee, Nigeria, No, Orthopoxvirus, Subsequent, Texas, The
related to 2025–2026 · 18
Mpox → Beginning, ECDC, Europe, Germany, Ib, IIb, In February, India, Italy, Netherlands, October, Portugal, Spain, Subsequently, United Kingdom, United Nations, WHO, World Health Organization
related to Nigeria · 18
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related to External links · 17
Mpox → Assesses, CDC, Could Monkeypox Take Over, Disease Control, Health Organization, March, Monkeypox, Monkeypox Fact Sheet World, MonkeypoxTracker Archived, Mpox US Centers, Prevention, Scientific American, September, Stanford University, Wayback Machine, Where Smallpox Left Off, WHO
related to Outbreaks · 16
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related to 2022–2023 global outbreak · 14
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related to history · 14
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related to Nomenclature · 13
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related to Future threat · 12
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related to Cause · 11
Mpox → Clade II, DNA, Ia, Ib, II, IIa, IIb, In April, Orthopoxvirus, Poxviridae, The

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SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
MpoxCausesMonkeypox virus1.00infobox
MpoxComplicationsSecondary infections, pneumonia, sepsis, encephalitis, loss of vision with severe eye infection1.00infobox
MpoxDiagnostic methodTesting for viral DNA1.00infobox
MpoxDifferential diagnosisChickenpox, smallpox1.00infobox
MpoxDuration2 to 4 weeks1.00infobox
MpoxMedicationTecovirimat, antivirals1.00infobox
MpoxPreventionSmallpox and mpox vaccine, hand washing, covering rash, PPE, social distancing1.00infobox
MpoxPrognosisMost recover1.00infobox
MpoxPronunciation/ˈɛmpɒks/, EM-poks1.00infobox
MpoxSpecialtyInfectious disease1.00infobox
MpoxSymptomsRash, fever, fatigue, swollen lymph nodes, muscle aches, sore throat1.00infobox
MpoxTreatmentSupportive1.00infobox
MpoxTypesClade I, Clade II; subclades Ia, Ib, IIa, IIb1.00infobox
MpoxUsual onset3–17 days post exposure1.00infobox

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