Monkeypox has almost nothing to do with monkeys. Here's why the disease was given its misleading name.

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

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (KTUU) - A case of monkeypox was reported in Anchorage over the weekend, according to the Alaska Department ...

Monkeypox explainer

Monkeypox is a disease caused by the monkeypox virus, a pathogen closely related to variola virus, which causes smallpox.
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State expands monkeypox vaccine eligibility as the Black community is disproportionately impacted by the virus

MADISON - As the spread of monkeypox slows in Wisconsin, the state is expanding vaccine eligibility criteria and asking health care providers to reach out to communities of color who have been ...

Stop linking monkeypox to gay and bisexual men, disease experts say: This virus spreads via contact, regardless of who you are

Some health officials are studying monkeypox clusters in men who have sex with men, but a CDC official says the sexuality aspect is a red herring.
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AI finds a surprising monkeypox weak spot that could rewrite vaccines

Researchers used AI to pinpoint a little-known monkeypox protein that provokes strong protective antibodies. When the team ...
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Monkeypox cases are rising—here’s what we know so far

When experts in the United Kingdom confirmed the first case of monkeypox on May 7 this year, epidemiologist Andrea McCollum and her colleagues at the United States Centers for Disease Control and ...