MONKEYPOX

Course overview

MONKEYPOX IS A ZOONOTIC ORTHOPOXVIRUS THAT INCIDENTALLY CAUSES DISEASE IN HUMANS SIMILAR TO SMALLPOX, ALTHOUGH WITH NOTABLY LOWER MORTALITY. THIS VIRUS IS CLINICALLY RELEVANT BECAUSE IT IS ENDEMIC TO WESTERN AND CENTRAL AFRICA, WITH OUTBREAKS IN THE WESTERN HEMISPHERE RELATED TO THE EXOTIC PET TRADE AND INTERNATIONAL TRAVEL. THIS ACTIVITY REVIEWS THE EVALUATION AND MANAGEMENT OF MONKEYPOX INFECTIONS IN HUMANS AND HIGHLIGHTS THE ROLE OF THE INTERPROFESSIONAL TEAM IN CARING FOR PATIENTS WITH THIS CONDITION AND MINIMIZING DISEASE OUTBREAKS.