Is monkeypox a pandemic? An epidemiologist explains why it isn’t likely to become as widespread as COVID-19, but is worth watching
- Written by Kathryn H. Jacobsen, William E. Cooper Distinguished University Chair, Professor of Health Studies, University of Richmond
Monkeypox is caused by the monkeypox virus, which are the ovals and circles seen in this electron microscope image of the skin of a person infected with monkeypox.Cynthia S. Goldsmith, Russell Regnery/CDCMonkeypox is the latest global public health threat to make headlines. Most people who contract the monkeypox virus experience flu-like symptoms...
