monkeypox

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monkeypox

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From monkey + pox; originally so named based on cases in monkeys, although the name was a misnomer because monkeys are less of a reservoir for the disease than other animals are. More at Wikipedia (mpox § Nomenclature).

noun monkey-pox · monkey pox

uncountable A disease of the skin of rodents and primates, including humans, caused by virus of species Orthopoxvirus monkeypox. In a remote southwestern pocket of the Central African Republic, doctor Patrick Karume and his small team are on the jungle frontline to quarantine a rare outbreak of monkeypox.

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@misc{monkeypox_2026,
  title = {monkeypox},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/monkeypox},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}