Live Science on MSN

Monkeypox Explainer

Monkeypox is a disease caused by the monkeypox virus, a pathogen closely related to variola virus, which causes smallpox.
How does monkeypox (AKA mpox) spread? Experts say monkeypox can spread easily between people who are in close contact or face ...
By clicking “Accept All Cookies”, you agree to the storing of cookies on your device to enhance site navigation, analyze site ...
A Bexar County jail inmate hospitalized this month for monkeypox treatment is back at the jail and undergoing observation in ...
Investigators there say they have not found a close contact who traveled abroad, nor have they confirmed additional cases ...
The California Department of Health reports that three hospitalized clade I mpox patients are now recovering, marking the ...
After nine cases of mpox were confirmed in the UK, health officials downgraded the risk of the infection from "high ...
An inmate at the Bexar County jail is being treated for monkeypox, according to the Bexar County Sheriff’s Office.
A rash usually appears one to five days after the first symptoms. It can be on any part of the body, including the palms of the hands, soles of the feet, mouth, genitals and anus. The symptoms usually ...
Mpox has been spreading to more countries, and the deadly virus has claimed 17 lives in Africa in the last six weeks, said ...
Health officials confirm three cases of a more lethal mpox strain with no travel links, raising concern about possible ...
Two Californians diagnosed with mpox may be the first U.S. cases resulting from the local spread of a different version of ...