Arpit Sikri¹* and Jyotsana Sikri²

¹Associate Professor and Post Graduate Teacher, Department of Prosthodontics, Crown and Bridge and Oral Implantology, Bhojia Dental College and Hospital, Budh (Baddi), Himachal Pradesh, India
²Associate Professor and Post Graduate Teacher, Department of Conservative Dentistry and Endodontics, Bhojia Dental College and Hospital, Budh (Baddi), Himachal Pradesh, India

*Corresponding Author: Arpit Sikri, Associate Professor and Post Graduate Teacher, Department of Prosthodontics, Crown and Bridge and Oral Implantology, Bhojia Dental College and Hospital, Budh (Baddi), Himachal Pradesh, India.

Received: August 23, 2022; Published: September 27, 2022

Abstract

Monkeypox, a zoonotic orthopoxvirus, unintentionally produces smallpox-like sickness in people, though with a far lower death rate. This virus is clinically noteworthy because it is native to western and central Africa and that outbreaks in the Western Hemisphere have been connected to the exotic pet trade and international travel. The monkeypox virus (MPV) was first isolated and identified in 1958 when sick monkeys were sent from Singapore to a research facility in Denmark. However, the first known human case of the virus was discovered in a toddler in the Democratic Republic of the Congo in 1970 who was believed to have smallpox. Vaccination against vaccinia coincidentally protected against the monkeypox virus before the eradication of smallpox and the subsequent absence of immunization attempts; nonetheless, monkeypox gained therapeutic relevance [1].

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Citation

Citation: Arpit Sikri and Jyotsana Sikri. “The Monkeypox Virus Outbreak and Dental Practice: Editorial".Acta Scientific Otolaryngology 4.10 (2022): 06-09.

Copyright

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