viral disease

Mpox (monkeypox) is an infectious disease caused by the monkeypox virus (MPXV). It can cause painful rash, enlarged lymph nodes and fever. Most people fully recover, but some get very sick. Like the other known virus that causes smallpox, it’s a member of the genus Orthopoxvirus. MPXV is an enveloped double-stranded DNA virus of the […]