Definition of monkeypox in US English:
monkeypox
noun ˈməNGkēˌpäksˈməNGkēˌpäks
A viral disease of African origin, related to smallpox and transmitted to humans through fluid exchange by rodents and primates.
Example sentencesExamples
- Today monkeypox is not spreading fast, but the slow decline of immunization to smallpox may nudge monkeypox up into the breakout zone.
- Smallpox vaccine has been reported to reduce the risk of monkeypox among previously vaccinated persons in Africa.
- Just this year, exotic animals smuggled from Africa infected American prairie dogs, which then affected humans with so-called monkeypox; 37 cases were confirmed.
- The world has recently seen an emergence or re-emergence of infectious diseases such as smallpox, SARS, West Nile virus, and monkeypox.
- This is the first time that monkeypox, a smallpox-related virus usually found in Africa, has infected humans in the United States.