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GUIDELINES FOR MANAGEMENT OF MONKEYPOX DISEASE
Ministry of Health and Family Welfare GOVERNMENT OF INDIA 1 1. Introduction Monkeypox (MPX) is a viral zoonotic disease with symptoms similar to smallpox, although with less clinical severity. MPX was first discovered in 1958 in colonies of monkeys kept for research, hence the name ‘monkeypox.’ The first human case of monkeypox was reported from […]