Mpox (Formally Known as Monkeypox)

Authors

Molly O'Neill, Sacred Heart UniversityFollow
Tricia LePage, Sacred Heart UniversityFollow
Vanessa Bester, Augsburg University
Henry Yoon, Sacred Heart University
Frederick Browne, Sacred Heart UniversityFollow
Eric C. Nemec, Sacred Heart UniversityFollow

Document Type

Peer-Reviewed Article

Publication Date

2023

Abstract

Mpox originates from the Mpox virus, which belongs to the Orthopoxvirus genus of the Poxviridae family.1, 2, 3 Other Orthopoxvirus species include the variola virus (the now eradicated smallpox virus), vaccinia virus (a virus used in the creation of the smallpox vaccine), and cowpox virus.1, 2, 3 The identified clades consist of the West African clade and the Congo Basin clade, each with varying fatality rates of 1% and 10%, respectively.1, 2, 3, 4 Since the eradication of smallpox in 1980, the Mpox virus has emerged as the most relevant Orthopoxvirus infection in humans.

Comments

Version posted is from the open access Elsevier - PMC Mpox Collection.

Available online 3 April 2023, Version of Record 11 May 2023.

Molly O'Neill and Tricia LePage are students in the Physician Assistant program at Sacred Heart University.

DOI

10.1016/j.cpha.2023.02.008

PMID

37193533

Recommended Citation

O'Neill, M., LePage, T., Bester, V., Yoon, H., Browne, F., & Nemec, E. (2023). Mpox (formally known as monkeypox). Physician Assistant Clinics, 8(3):483-494. Doi: 10.1016/j.cpha.2023.02.008

Publisher

Elsevier