"Monkeypox" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
A viral disease infecting PRIMATES and RODENTS. Its clinical presentation in humans is similar to SMALLPOX including FEVER; HEADACHE; COUGH; and a painful RASH. It is caused by MONKEYPOX VIRUS and is usually transmitted to humans through BITES or via contact with an animal's BLOOD. Interhuman transmission is relatively low (significantly less than smallpox).
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D045908
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C02.256.743.615 C22.735.750 C22.795.600
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2004 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2017 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2018 | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| 2019 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Monkeypox" by people in Profiles.
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Family cluster of three cases of monkeypox imported from Nigeria to the United Kingdom, May 2021. Euro Surveill. 2021 08; 26(32).
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Emergence of human monkeypox in west Africa. Lancet Infect Dis. 2019 08; 19(8):797-799.
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Outbreak of human monkeypox in Nigeria in 2017-18: a clinical and epidemiological report. Lancet Infect Dis. 2019 08; 19(8):872-879.
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Monkeypox - Enhancing public health preparedness for an emerging lethal human zoonotic epidemic threat in the wake of the smallpox post-eradication era. Int J Infect Dis. 2019 Jan; 78:78-84.
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Notes from the Field: Responding to an Outbreak of Monkeypox Using the One Health Approach - Nigeria, 2017-2018. MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2018 Sep 21; 67(37):1040-1041.
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Two cases of monkeypox imported to the United Kingdom, September 2018. Euro Surveill. 2018 09; 23(38).
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Reemergence of Human Monkeypox in Nigeria, 2017. Emerg Infect Dis. 2018 06; 24(6):1149-1151.
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Genomic characterisation of human monkeypox virus in Nigeria. Lancet Infect Dis. 2018 03; 18(3):246.
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Maternal and Fetal Outcomes Among Pregnant Women With Human Monkeypox Infection in the Democratic Republic of Congo. J Infect Dis. 2017 10 17; 216(7):824-828.
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Varicella Coinfection in Patients with Active Monkeypox in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Ecohealth. 2017 09; 14(3):564-574.