Tag: poxvirus

  • Smallpox of monkeys

    Smallpox of monkeys

    Monkeypox, an obscure disease, can cause a lot of harm. The monkeypox virus is a close relative of the smallpox virus and leads to a similar but less severe illness. This virus belongs to the orthopoxvirus group, which is the same as smallpox. While it has an animal name, non-human primates are not the virus’s…