Five years ago, Dr. Dimie Ogoina saw perhaps the most important patient of his career – a patient whose infection would eventually be linked to the largest monkeypox outbreak in history. On Sept. 22, ...

Monkeypox is a virus first found in monkeys in the 1950s that is transmissible to humans. In May, the World Health Organization reported outbreaks of the virus in several countries. Dr. Leanne Skehan, ...

What is monkeypox? How do you get it? Who’s at risk? The viral disease has infected over 9,000 people in the United States, many cases coming after the World Health Organization declared it a public ...

In 2022, the medical establishment and public health world nixed the name "monkeypox" for two key reasons. Animal-to-human transmission comes from rodents. And the name "monkeypox" was seen as racist ...

The World Health Organization announced Monday that "mpox" is now the preferred name for monkeypox. "Both names will be used simultaneously for one year while 'monkeypox' is phased out," the ...

Monkeypox cases are on the rise across the United States amid an unprecedented global outbreak. As the virus spreads through U.S. communities, many wonder what monkeypox is, how seriously it should be ...

Since early May, Monkeypox has been making headway across at least 30 countries, including the United Kingdom, Spain, Portugal, Australia, and the United States. The number of cases has increased to ...

In 2022, the medical establishment and public health world nixed the name "monkeypox" for two key reasons. Animal-to-human transmission comes from rodents. And the name "monkeypox" was seen as racist ...

In 2022, a sign in Miami, Fla., promotes "monkeypox vaccination." That same year, the World Health Organization changed the name of the virus to "mpox," since the animals that transmit it to humans ...