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The law banning the importation of rodents was prompted by an outbreak of monkeypox in the United States.
Worried about monkeypox, the FDA has banned owning prairie dogs as pets.
Skin infections can be acquired from nontraditional pets and include ringworm, monkeypox, and parasitic diseases.
Vaccinia, cowpox, and monkeypox viruses can infect both humans and other animals in nature.

SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases

Fevers & infectious diseases
afebrile
ague
anaplasmosis
anti-malaria
anti-malarial
delirious
EHF
ehrlichiosis
enteric fever
Epstein-Barr virus
EVD
mumps
rubella
scarlet fever
sleeping sickness
staphylococcus
Staphylococcus infection
toxoplasmosis
typhoid fever
variola

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Zoology: veterinary medicine