Poxviridae family of genus Orthopoxvirus. Usually the virus transmission happens when the
individual comes in contact with the infected person through body fluids, animal lesions,
respiratory droplets or through virus contaminated materials. Clinical presentation of the
monkeypox has shown significant resemblance to that of smallpox and chickenpox,
belonging to the same orthopoxvirus genus but were eradicated during 1980s globally …