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      The Latest News for May 2022 All You Need to Know on Monkeypox : Monkeypox : Prevention and Treatment

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            Abstract

            Monkeypox virus was named so because of its detection in monkeys in 1958. It belongs to the same family as smallpox and chickenpox viruses. There had been numerous outbreaks of this malady initially in the African continent and other parts of the world. The simultaneous spread in nineteen countries in 2022 has raised some serious concerns.

            Monkeypox is no more a rare disease and has the potential for bioweapon use. We discuss the various ways to prevent its spread, treatment options available, diagnosis, and differentiation from other closely related diseases. We also discuss if the present outbreak could be a bioattack or if this disease is here to stay.

            The literature suggests that we can effectively manage Monkeypox because of the availability of drugs and vaccination against smallpox. There is also a need for active surveillance against the new resistant recombinant viral strains. The possibility of this outbreak being a bioattack seems remote, although there are questions about the transmission which still need to be answered.

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            ScienceOpen Preprints
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            31 May 2022
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            [1 ] NC Medical College
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            https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8498-7935
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            10.14293/S2199-1006.1.SOR-.PPCOS0D.v1
            7e12ff8d-d080-43d2-b8d7-050b4702fb80

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            : 31 May 2022
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            Monkeypox,Prevention,Treatment,Endemic

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