BMANA Journal of BMANA Journal of BMANA Journal of BMANA 2231-2196 0975-5241 89 Medical Association Mpox: A Brief Review 28 07 2023 2 1 1 5 This article is copyright of Popeye Publishing, 2009 2009 This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY 4.0) Licence. You may share and adapt the material, but must give appropriate credit to the source, provide a link to the licence, and indicate if changes were made.

A global public health emergency due to the Mpox (monkeypox) epidemic was declared in July 2022 by the World Health Organization (WHO). Mpox is a double-stranded DNA Orthopoxvirus, belonging to the same family as the smallpox virus. Monkeypox name has been changed to “Mpox” to overcome social stigma and discrimination. Although Mpox cases have decreased since August 2022 in the USA, new cases, including clinically severe cases, continue to occur.1 This review summarizes the high-yield and up-to-date clinically relevant information on Mpox.