Monkeypox

**Semantic type:** Disease or Syndrome

**Definition:** An infection that is caused by an Orthopoxvirus, which is transmitted by primates or rodents, and which is characterized by a prodromal syndrome of fever, chills, headache, myalgia, and lymphedema; initial symptoms are followed by a generalized papular rash that typically progresses from vesiculation through crusting over the course of two weeks.

**Synonyms:** - Monkeypox Infection - Monkeypox Infection - Mpox