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CDC – Center for Disease Control
The goal of the Center for Disease Control and Prevention is to promote health and quality of life by preventing and controlling disease, injury, and disability. This particular page consists of an overview of monkeypox and a downloadable file that has some frequently asked questions and answers regarding this virus. Some of the main topics include what is monkeypox, what causes monkeypox, clinical features, how long monkeypox lasts, is monkeypox fatal, how do people get monkeypox, treatment and/or vaccination, monkeypox in the United States, evidence, and controlling the outbreak.

CDC – Center for Disease Control (Bilingual – Spanish)
The goal of the Center for Disease Control and Prevention is to promote health and quality of life by preventing and controlling disease, injury, and disability. This particular page consists of all the information that you need to know regarding the monkeypox virus. Here you will find the three main headings: ‘Basics of Monkeypox’, ‘Information for Specific Groups’ and ‘Specific Topics’. The subtopics of these headings are “What you should know about monkeypox”, “What pet owners should know about monkeypox”, “Monkeypox fact sheet”, and “Questions and answers.”

Center for Zoonoses Research (CZR)
The goal of the Center for Zoonoses is to develop an approach to infectious disease research and to become a recognized research and training center by international organizations. CZR is dedicated to research and education in infectious disease, food safety and blood defense. This article deals with monkeypox and the closely related virus of smallpox. There is a wonderful overview of monkeypox at this web address which was prepared by CZR member Dr. Joanna Shisler. There is also additional links to information on monkeypox as well as online science magazines.

MEDLINEPlus – Monkeypox
A service of the National Library of Medicine, MEDLINE offers comprehensive information on any and all subjects. With very well kept up archives, MEDLINE offers a “Latest News” section, which, in this field, can be very important. As with most other MEDLINE sites, here you can find the following subtopics on monkeypox: an overview, clinical trials, pictures and diagrams, prevention and screening, conditions andaspects, law and policy, and organizations.

Stanford University
The Stanford motto “The wind of freedom blows” is an invitation to free and open inquiry in the pursuit of teaching and research. Stanford’s current community of scholars includes 17 Nobel laureates, and is particularly noted for its openness to interdisciplinary research. At this web address you will find a fact sheet regarding the monkeypox virus. Also here, is information on the epidemiology, the incubation period, clinical features and outcomes, pathogenesis and pathology, and prevention and management.

Tulane University
Tulane University is a private, non-sectarian research university with 11 schools and colleges. Located in New Orleans, this university offers information on a wide variety of topics on virology one of which includes monkeypox. Found here is an article regarding monkeypox provided by the World Health Organization. This report entitled “Monkeypox Changes its Patterns of Human Infection” gives an outline of monkeypox and how cases of human monkeypox has been following a new pattern. Information includes the investigation, the disease, and the concern for the World Health Organization. Also included is a link to PubMed.com where you can find the most up to date facts on monkeypox.

U.S. Food and Drug Administration
The U.S Food and Drug Administration promotes public health by promptly and efficiently reviewing clinical research and taking appropriate action on the marketing of regulated products in a timely manner. The agency has specific responsibilities to regulate biologics, cosmetics, drugs, foods, medical devices, radiation-emitting electronic products, and veterinary products. The article is entitled “Monkeypox Virus Infections and Blood Plasma Donors”. Found here is background information on monkeypox, signs and symptoms, case definitions, and transmissions and risks. Also included are multiple links to other credible websites.

World Health Organization
The World Health Organization was established in 1948. WHO is governed by 192 Members through the World Health Assembly. The World Health Organization has created a very well-informed site that deals with the major aspects of monkeypox. Contained here is a fact sheet regarding monkeypox which was last revised in 1997. Here you will find information on what monkeypox is, the virus, cases, outbreaks, previous studies, statistics, and vaccinations.