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Volume 31, Number 8—August 2025
Etymologia
Mpox [em′poks] and Monkeypox Virus [muhng′kee poks′ vī-ruhs′]
Figure 1

Figure 1. Examples of pustular eruptions from monkeypox virus. Image source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (https://www.cdc.gov/mpox/hcp/clinical-signs).
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