}} Monkeypox's an exotic infectious disease caused by the monkeypox virus. The disease was first identified in laboratory monkeys, thus providing it with its name, but in its natural state it seems to infect rodents more than primates. The disease's most prevalent in Central and West Africa, but an outbreak occurred also in the United States in 2003. Human monkeypox's a zoonotic viral disease that occurs primarily in remote villages of Central and West Africa in proximity to tropical rainforest… (More on Monkeypox)