Monkeypox

Therapeutic area
Infectious Disease
Rare disease
No

Definition
An infection that is caused by an Orthopoxvirus, which is transmitted by primates or rodents, and which is characterized by a prodromal syndrome of fever, chills, headache, myalgia, and lymphedema; initial symptoms are followed by a generalized papular rash that typically progresses from vesiculation through crusting over the course of two weeks.
Genetic basis
No
Non-human condition
No
Rare disease
No
Listing at source
Listed
Condition name
Monkeypox
Therapeutic area
Infectious Disease

  • monkeypox
  • Monkeypox (Mpox)
  • Monkeypox virus infection
  • Mpox (Monkeypox)
  • Mpox, Monkeypox
  • infections, Monkeypox virus

Disease mechanisms
  • Acquired
Sources for recorded values
All therapeutic areas
  • Infectious Disease
Sources for recorded values
Severity
Severe

MONDO ID
Parent condition
MONDO:0100329

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