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Salma Ahmed Fathy Shatara1, Amany A. Ghazy2 , Youssef A Shatara3, Reem Zayed Alshalan4, Abrar Zayed AlShalan4 and Meshal Riyadh Bashier Al-Azmi4
1Faculty of Medicine, Kafrelsheikh University, Kafr El-Sheikh Governorate, Egypt.
2Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Faculty of Medicine, Kafrelsheikh University, Kafr El-Sheikh Governorate, Egypt.
3Faculty of Medicine, Alexandria National University, Alexandria Governorate, Egypt.
4College of Medicine, Jouf University, Sakaka, Saudi Arabia.
Article Number: 11028 | © The Author(s). 2026
J Pure Appl Microbiol. 2026;20(2):1163-1167. https://doi.org/10.22207/JPAM.20.2.37
Received: 07 October 2025 | Accepted: 01 April 2026 | Published online: 18 May 2026
Issue online: June 2026
Abstract

Monkeypox (MPX) is a double-stranded DNA virus belonging to the Poxviridae family. It can be transmitted through direct contact with infected skin lesions, body fluids, air droplets, sexual contact, and/or contaminated fomites. MPX has a broad range of clinical findings and complications, ranging from mild symptoms to severe fatal complications. To elucidate MPX and its possible resurgence. This review discusses the epidemiology, clinical findings, diagnosis, prevention, and future challenges associated with MPX. A resurgence of MPX has been reported in many non-endemic countries that do not have any relation to the importation of animals or travel. Many transformations occur in MPX, resulting in its ability to infect and spread among humans. Based on its very high rates of spread and variable findings, great caution should be taken worldwide to gauge the next resurgence.

Keywords

Monkeypox, Epidemiology, Clinical Manifestations, Diagnosis, Future Challenges

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