Comments on: Monkeypox: What Is It?! https://composemd.com/2022/07/20/monkeypox-what-is-it/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=monkeypox-what-is-it Making the world a little bit smarter. Fri, 09 Sep 2022 14:18:23 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.1 By: Amol Shrikhande https://composemd.com/2022/07/20/monkeypox-what-is-it/#comment-632 Tue, 26 Jul 2022 14:45:43 +0000 https://composemd.com/?p=3949#comment-632 In reply to Chuy.

Immunity to smallpox does provide some degree of protection against monkeypox. Usually, the immunity comes in the form of having received the smallpox vaccine, though there may be a small number of people who actually had smallpox many years ago and have natural immunity (assuming the concentration of antibodies is still adequate).

]]> By: Chuy https://composemd.com/2022/07/20/monkeypox-what-is-it/#comment-631 Tue, 26 Jul 2022 14:39:36 +0000 https://composemd.com/?p=3949#comment-631 Is there a natural immunity for individuals who contracted smallpox at some point in their life?

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