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Benzinga
Benzinga
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Vandana Singh

FORGOTTEN HISTORY: What is monkeypox virus that is spreading in europe us | History Defined

Monkeypox was first discovered in the late 1950s after cropping up among monkeys kept for research. Like smallpox and chickenpox, it is characterized by flu-like symptoms and pus-filled blisters and sores that appear on the skin. 

According to the CDC, monkeypox also disappeared for decades with smallpox's eradication in 1980.

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