Health officials in Massachusetts, United States, on Wednesday confirmed the presence of a rare virus called monkeypox.

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Health officials said that 1 case of monkeypox which can affect both animals and humans has been identified.

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Let us tell you that this virus is usually found in Central and West Africa.

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But now health officials in Europe have confirmed more than a dozen cases of this virus.

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Monkeypox, a virus commonly found in animals, was first reported as a disease in 1958.

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According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the disease was first found among monkeys kept for research.

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Just as a liquid-filled rash comes out in smallpox, similarly the rash of monkeypox also comes out.

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The disease usually lasts for 2 to 4 weeks and its symptoms begin with swelling of the lymph nodes.

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Experts said that this virus is not dangerous like coronavirus, but it is necessary to find out the reason for its spread.

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The current smallpox vaccine may prove useful to prevent monkeypox, by vaccination to prevent the spread of the disease.

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