Read Time: 3 minutes Views: 1,157 The contagious disease Monkeypox is a rare viral disease transmitted from animals to humans. This disease is caused due to an infection from monkeypox virus called variola virus, a member of the Orthopoxvirus genus, which causes symptoms similar to, however milder than, smallpox. Smallpox was caused by the variola virus which was transmitted … Continue reading Jynneos: A Prevention for Smallpox and Monkeypox in Adults