Mpox (formerly monkeypox) is a zoonotic virus infection caused by the monkeypox virus (MPXV), a species of the genus Orthopoxvirus in the Poxviridae. Like the smallpox virus, but not quite as easily contagious, and usually less severe. Learn more, https://monkeypox.creative-biolabs.com/mpox-a-comprehensive-overview.htm.