African Infectious Disease Similar to Smallpox

This page is the CodyCross answer for the clue below from Deserts of the world, Group 1609, Puzzle 3 (Deep Canyons).

Question is: African Infectious Disease Similar to Smallpox

and the answer is: MONKEYPOX

Word Meaning:

MONKEYPOX — (pathology) A disease of the skin of rodents and primates, including humans, caused by virus of species Orthopoxvirus monkeypox.

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