Since the global monkeypox outbreak began in the United Kingdom back in May, more than 23,000 cases have been confirmed in the United States. In an effort to help people protect themselves and their ...

The World Health Organization (WHO) has declared a global health emergency over the ongoing monkeypox outbreak in Africa. The Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention had declared the ...

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, ...

A new strain of monkeypox virus is "the most dangerous" yet and could be a global threat, experts say. The new clade Ib virus emerged in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and spread to Rwanda's ...

The World Health Organization has declared mpox, an infectious disease caused by the monkeypox virus, a global health emergency following a surge of cases in Africa, officials announced Wednesday. The ...

This is based on what scientists know about other infections caused by orthopoxviruses, such as smallpox. Research has shown immune cells that combat infected cells can still be found in people’s ...

Monkeypox is a disease caused by the monkeypox virus, a pathogen closely related to variola virus, which causes smallpox.

The World Health Organization declared mpox, also known as monkeypox, a global health emergency on Aug. 14 for the second time in three years. The declaration comes in response to an outbreak in 13 ...

The disease gets its name from its discovery in monkeys in 1958, but humans are usually thought to get monkeypox from African rodents.

The World Health Organization has declared a global health emergency over the ongoing monkeypox outbreak in Africa. The Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention had declared the outbreak a ...

The United States confirmed its first case of monkeypox Wednesday as European health authorities have identified a number of cases of the rare virus this week, mostly in young men. Here's a look at ...