Monkeypox is an uncommon illness caused by infection with the monkeypox virus. The monkeypox virus is part of the same family of viruses as the variola virus, the virus that causes smallpox. Monkeypox symptoms are comparable to smallpox symptoms but milder, and monkeypox is seldom deadly. With the elimination of smallpox in 1980 and the subsequent suspension of smallpox immunization, monkeypox has emerged as the most significant orthodox virus for...