ABSTRACT

The epidemiology of monkeypox differs considerably from that of smallpox [15,39]. Before the 2003 outbreak in the

89.1 Introduction .................................................................................................................................................................. 1009 89.1.1 Classication, Morphology, and Epidemiology .............................................................................................. 1009 89.1.2 Clinical Features, Pathology, and Pathogenesis ..............................................................................................1010 89.1.3 Diagnosis ..........................................................................................................................................................1011