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Medications used in Monkeypox Disease – A Review
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Journal of Clinical and Biomedical Sciences

DOI: 10.58739/jcbs/v14i2.23.133

Year: 2024, Volume: 14, Issue: 2, Pages: 35-37

Review Article

Medications used in Monkeypox Disease – A Review

Arun Hebbar J N1, Sarala N2∗

1 Assistant Professor, Department of Pharmacology, Sri Devaraj Urs Medical College, Sri Devaraj Urs Academy of Higher Education and Research, Kolar, Karnataka
2 Professor and Head, Department of Pharmacology, Sri Devaraj Urs Medical College, Sri Devaraj Urs Academy of Higher Education and Research, Kolar, Karnataka

*Corresponding author email: [email protected]

Received Date:30 November 2022, Accepted Date:25 February 2023, Published Date:17 July 2024

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Abstract

Monkeypox is a zoonotic viral disease similar to smallpox, caused by the monkeypox virus. With the recent global outbreaks, there is an increasing need to understand effective treatments for this infection. This article reviews the current evidence on antiviral treatments and other therapeutic strategies for monkeypox.

 

Keywords

Monkeypox, Smallpox, Virus, Treatment

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This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.

Published By Sri Devaraj Urs Academy of Higher Education, Kolar, Karnataka

  • 23 July 2024

Year: 2024, Volume: 14, Issue: 2

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