The hMPXV (formerly known as Monkeypox virus) is a double-stranded DNA virus in the Poxviridae family and Orthopoxvirus genus. The first human case was documented in a child in the Democratic Republic
Monkeypox virus (MPXV) is the zoonotic agent responsible for mpox, an often-self-limiting pox-like disease. Since May 2022, an outbreak characterized by increased human-to-human transmission was detec