Why is monkeypox called so?

Arab Weather - The re-emergence of monkeypox at the present time - after its eradication in Africa during the eighties of the last century - has caused a state of panic, prompting the World Health Organization to declare a state of emergency. Although the disease is attributed to monkeys, they are not the primary cause of its existence, but rather are likely to be an intermediary in transmitting the virus. The name of the disease dates back to 1958, when the monkeypox virus was first discovered in Denmark in a laboratory monkey, which led to its name.