monkeypox
MONDO:0002594Mondo
Findings
No curated finding names monkeypox yet. Everything below is reference data from Mondo, HPO and GenCC, not evidence about what affects it.
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.
Definition from the Mondo Disease Ontology (MONDO:0002594), read 2026-09-29. CC BY 4.0.
Where it sits
- A kind of
Other names
1 name
Resolves to: monkeypox
- Also called
- Monkeypox virus infection