Monkeypox
By Skye Geiger
Description
brick-shaped enveloped virus with surface tubules
Common and Scientific Name
Common- monkeypox
Scientific Name- monkeypox virus
Organism's M.O.
Transmission of the monkeypox virus occurs when a person come in contact with the virus from an animal or human contaminated
Most Common Victim
Anyone that has come into contact with the virus, mostly Africans because of the animals that live there
Hideout of the culprit
The natural reservoir monkeypox remains unknown, but African rodent species are thought to play a role in the transmission
Most common injury done to victim
- swollen lymph nodes
- macules
- papules
- vesicles
- pustules
IS it considered armed and dangerous?
I would give it a 8 out of 10, just because there is no specific cure yet and if it is left untreated it can be deathly
Number of victims
In 2003 there was an outbreak of 37 cases in six different states
Most Effective weapons against the germ
Currently there is no proven, safe treatment for this virus but smallpox vaccines can be used
REWARD
$100,000,000
LYSOGENIC VIRUS
SOURCES
http://hamiltonsthoughts.com/how-do-vaccines-make-us-immune/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monkeypox_virus?scrlybrkr=a4c844b9#
http://www.cdc.gov/poxvirus/monkeypox/transmission.html
http://www.cdc.gov/poxvirus/monkeypox/transmission.html
http://www.cdc.gov/poxvirus/monkeypox/about.html
http://www.cdc.gov/poxvirus/monkeypox/symptoms.html
http://www.cdc.gov/poxvirus/monkeypox/symptoms.html
http://www.cdc.gov/poxvirus/monkeypox/outbreak.html
http://www.cdc.gov/poxvirus/monkeypox/treatment.html
www.chacha.com/.../does-monkeypox-have-a-lytic-or-lysogenic-cycle