Unit A. Basic epidemiology and
prevention
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, Monkeypox – Learning objectives
By the end of this unit:
✔Describe the monkeypox
virus, the disease it causes
and how it is transmitted
✔Name affected countries
✔Name and compare the two
clades of monkeypox virus
✔Describe prevention
strategies
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