Mpox (Monkeypox Virus)

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Mpox is a rare, but potentially serious, viral illness which belongs to the orthopoxvirus family. Infection typically begins with flu-like symptoms and swelling of the lymph nodes and progresses to a rash on the face and body. A United States case involving a Massachusetts resident was reported on May 18, 2022.

Since that time, every state, including Rhode Island, has also reported cases to CDC.