A REVIEW FOR MEDICAL AND DENTAL PROFESSIONALS CONCERNING THENEW MONKEY POX WARNING

Authors

  • Dr Simrat Bhullar, Dr Harnoor Singh, Dr Reshma DodwadDr Navpreet Singhr Harnoor Singh Sandhu, Dr Avineet Kaur Author

Abstract

MPXV, or monkeypox virus, is a member of the Poxviridae family and the
Orthopoxvirus genus. Only two different species of wild animals—a rope squirrel in the
Democratic Republic of the Congo and a sooty mangabey in Ivory Coast—have had a virus
isolated from them. Protection against monkeypox infection after receiving the smallpox vaccine
was calculated to be around 85%. Since smallpox was finally eradicated in 1980, widespread
vaccination campaigns have tapered down. That opened the door for monkeypox to be considered
as a bioterror threat.

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Published

2024-01-20

Issue

Vol. 9 No. 1 (2024)

Section

Articles