Monkeypox is a rare disease caused by infection with the monkeypox virus. The monkeypox virus is in the same family of viruses as the smallpox virus, but monkeypox is less contagious than smallpox, causes milder symptoms, and is usually not fatal. On August 5, 2022, Dallas County declared the monkeypox outbreak a health emergency.
In addition to PubMed, you might try searching for Monkeypox in the following databases available from our home page:
Mandell, Douglas, and Bennett's Principles and Practice of Infectious Diseases, 9th ed. (ClinicalKey) by 
Special thanks to the NYU Health Sciences Library. Their Monkeypox Library Guide provided the framework and ideas for this guide.
