▁or ▁by ▁transmission ▁from ▁mos qu itos . ▁The ▁v acc in ia ▁virus ▁is ▁a ▁known ▁prevent ion ▁method ▁for ▁the ▁Mon key ▁P ox vir us ▁through ▁intr ad erm al ▁in oc ulation , ▁it ▁has ▁been ▁found ▁that ▁intr ad erm al ▁in oc ulation ▁of ▁the ▁v acc in ia ▁virus ▁does ▁not ▁provide ▁resistance ▁to ▁the ▁Y aba ▁mon key ▁tum or ▁virus ▁however . ▁ ▁For ▁more ▁information ▁on ▁the ▁virus ▁the ▁Tan ap ox ▁virus ▁similar . ▁ ▁Tre at ment ▁ ▁The ▁tum ors ▁are ▁known ▁to ▁resolve ▁on ▁their ▁own ▁after ▁between ▁ 2 – 3 ▁months ▁after ▁in fection . ▁Currently ▁the ▁best ▁known ▁treatment ▁for ▁the ▁virus ▁is ▁the ▁removal ▁of ▁the ▁cut aneous ▁tum ors ▁and ▁subsequent ▁treatment ▁with ▁ant ib iot ics ▁to ▁prevent ▁in fection ▁of ▁the ▁open ▁w ounds . ▁ ▁The ▁best ▁method ▁of ▁prevent ing ▁in fection ▁is ▁to ▁wear ▁glo ves ▁and ▁protect ive ▁cl othing ▁while ▁handling ▁inf ected ▁prim ates . ▁ ▁Ep ide mi ology ▁and ▁history ▁ ▁The ▁virus ▁was ▁first ▁visual ized ▁after ▁an ▁out break ▁of ▁cut aneous ▁hist i oc yt omas ▁in ▁r hes us ▁mon keys ▁which ▁were ▁kept ▁out do ors ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 6 ▁Y aba , ▁Lag os ▁Niger ia . ▁The ▁virus ▁has ▁not ▁been ▁yet ▁been ▁observed ▁in ▁wild ▁animals . ▁This ▁virus ▁is ▁trans mitt able ▁to ▁humans ▁and ▁has ▁been ▁transm itted ▁in ▁the ▁past ▁through