Pakistan confirms first case of mpox: Know what is it, how is it different from chickenpox
Image Source : FreepikThe National Institute of Health in Pakistan confirmed mpox in a traveller.
Image Source : FreepikWhat is mpox? It is a rare disease caused by mpox virus.
Image Source : FreepikIt spreads via close contact and tends to cause flu-like symptoms
Image Source : FreepikIt also causes pus-filled skin lesions.
Image Source : FreepikEarlier, it was named monkeypox but on November 28, WHO termed it mpox.
Image Source : FreepikMpox is different from chicken pox as the viruses that cause them are different.
Image Source : FreepikChickenpox is caused by a type of herpes virus.
Image Source : FreepikThey both cause pockmark skin lesions but Mpox is much less contagious than chickenpox
Image Source : FreepikUnlike chickenpox, some animals can get mpox, too.
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