Monkeypox

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Monkeypox

Monkeypox is a rare viral disease that occurs mostly in central and western Africa. It is called “monkeypox” because it was first found in 1958 in laboratory monkeys. Blood tests of animals in Africa later found that other types of animals probably had monkeypox. Scientists also recovered the virus that causes monkeypox from an African squirrel. These types of squirrels might be the common host for the disease. Rats, mice, and rabbits can get monkeypox, too. Monkeypox was reported in humans for the first time in 1970. http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/monkeypox/factsheet2.htm Monkeypox is a viral zoonosis with symptoms in humans similar to those seen in the past in smallpox patients. However, smallpox no longer occurs, following its worldwide eradication in 1980, whereas monkeypox still occurs sporadically in parts of Africa. http://www.who.int/mediacentre/factsheets/fs161/en/ 2014/10/15 (RD)

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