What is Mpox?
{{Infobox medical condition | image = Monkeypox.jpg | caption = Mpox rash on arm and leg of a four-year-old girl in 1971 | pronounce = {{IPAc-en|ˈ|ɛ|m|p|ɒ|k|s}}, {{respell|EM|poks}} | field = [[Infectious disease (medical specialty)|Infectious disease]]<ref name=WHOfact2023/> | symptoms = Rash, fever, exhaustion, swollen lymph nodes, muscle aches, sore throat<ref name=CDC_Sym/> | complications = secondary infections, pneumonia, sepsis, encephalitis, and loss of vision with severe eye infection<ref name=WHOfact2023/> | onset = 5–21 days post exposure<ref name=CDC_Sym/> | duration = 2 to 4 weeks<ref name=CDC_Sym/> | types = Clade{{nbsp}}I, Clade{{nbsp}}II<ref name=WHOfact2023/> | causes = [[Monkeypox virus]] | risks = | diagnosis = Testing for viral DNA<ref name=WHOfact2023/> | differential = [[Chickenpox]], [[smallpox]] | prevention = [[Smallpox vaccine|Smallpox & mpox vaccine]], [[Hygiene#Medical hygiene|hand washing]], covering rash, [[personal protective equipment|PPE]], [[social distancing]]<ref name=WHOfact2023/> | treatment = Supportive<ref name=WHOfact2023/> | medication = [[Tecovirimat]], [[antivirals]]<ref name=WHOfact2023/> | prognosis = Most recover | name = Mpox | alt = A rash caused by mpox }} '''Mpox''' also known as '''monkeypox''' is an [[infectious disease]] caused by the [[monkeypox virus]] that can happen in certain animals, including humans.<ref name=CDC2015About>{{cite web |title=About Monkeypox |url=https://www.cdc.gov/poxvirus/monkeypox/about.html |website=CDC |access-date=15 October 2017 |language=en-us |date=11 May 2015 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171015202400/https://www.cdc.gov/poxvirus/monkeypox/about.html |archive-date=15 October 2017 }}</ref><ref name=WHOfact2023>{{cite web |title=WHO Factsheet{{snd}}Mpox (Monkeypox) |url=https://www.who.int/news-room/fact-sheets/detail/monkeypox |publisher=[[World Health Organization]] (WHO) |date=18 April 2023 |acc