Tag: Monkeypox
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Monkeypox: A New Challenge
The World Health Organization (WHO) has determined that the global monkeypox outbreak represents a public health emergency of international concern (PHEIC). Monkeypox is an orthopoxvirus that causes disease that is similar but not as severe as smallpox and is endemic to central and western Africa. Since May of 2022, monkeypox has been reported in countries…