Monkeypox is an emerging zoonotic disease caused by the monkeypox virus (MPXV), a member of the Orthopoxvirus genus in the Poxviridae family; it is a DNA virus similar to the smallpox virus. The incubation period in humans typically lasts 7 to 14 days, but it can range from 4 to 21 days. Depending on the…
What is Monkeypox virus? After the severe zoonotic pandemic caused by COVID-19, the world is facing another threat today. Monkeypox virus member of the family Poxviridae, subfamily Chordopoxvirinae, and genus Orthopoxvirus is appearing as a pandemic to the human population. Some of the common viruses’ variola, cowpox, camelpox, and vaccinia viruses share the genus Orthopoxvirus…
