After the COVID-19 pandemic, the WHO declared the monkeypox outbreak a public health
emergency of international concern. Monkeypox is a rare infectious disease caused by the
monkeypox virus (MPXV), and can occur in both humans and non-human primates [1]. The
disease typically presents with flu-like symptoms such as fever, swollen lymph nodes, and
rashes. Within several days, clusters of fluid-filled blisters typically appear all over the body,
including the face, and then these blisters break open and crust over [2]. MPXV has recently …