monkeypox
mon·key·pox
noun \ˈməŋ-kē-ˌpäks\Definition of MONKEYPOX
: a rare virus disease especially of central and western Africa that is caused by a poxvirus (species Monkeypox virus of the genus Orthopoxvirus), occurs chiefly in wild rodents and primates, and when transmitted to humans resembles smallpox but is milder
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1959
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