The monkeypox virus that causes smallpox is Australia ready?
MONKEYPOX belongs to the genus Orthopoxvirus and is related to the variola virus that causes smallpox. Thus, smallpox vaccines also prevent monkeypox. It has an incubation period of 5-21 days and spreads when symptoms are present. It remains contagious until the skin lesions scab over and heal (2-3 weeks). It is a zoonotic infection with … Read more