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MPX
[ em-pee-eks ]
What does MPX stand for?
MPX is an abbreviation of or an alternate name for monkeypox. Other abbreviations and alternate names are also sometimes used, including MPOX, MPV (for monkeypox virus), and MPXV.
MPX is also used in multiple unrelated ways, including as the name of a line of Sig Sauer brand submachine guns.
Who uses MPX?
MPX is used in multiple unrelated ways. It gained use as an abbreviation or alternate name for monkeypox in 2022.
Got the first dose of the mpx vaccine!!
We love to see itIf anyone is in the Brooklyn area, I recommend going to the Brooklyn Community Pride Center and setting up an appt
— sef 🦇 (@nefariousrobots) August 25, 2022
Join @HealthJustice2 Monday the 29th at 7pm for a town hall on MPX & COVID. We will feature a panel of doctors & school community members to discuss what can be done to mitigate spread inside schools & in our communities, how we can dispel homophobic myths about MPX, (1/2)
— MORE-UFT (@MOREcaucusUFT) August 23, 2022
This study is an important contribution for the scale of Monkeypox transmission.
MPX is a virus that has picked up steam very quickly in certain networks and, if the tools are not provided to allow anyone at risk to know their status on-demand, will continue to spread
— Michael Mina (@michaelmina_lab) August 17, 2022
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