Chapter 1 - Certain infectious and parasitic diseases (A00-B99)»Viral infections characterized by skin and mucous membrane lesions (B00-B09)»Monkeypox (B04)
B04
Monkeypox
Related indications (MeSH) (1)
Mpox, Monkeypox13 drugs (5 approved, 8 experimental)
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).