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

The man is isolated and is unlikely to infect others, but state epidemiologists are urging clinicians to test anyone with ...

A total of 21 monkeypox cases have been reported at Mayo Hospital, Lahore over the past six months. According to hospital authorities, none of the 21 patients diagnosed with monkeypox have any history ...

Artificial intelligence has just exposed a structural flaw in the mpox virus that scientists had not fully appreciated, and it sits on a protein that current vaccines barely touch. By zeroing in on ...

On July 23, following months of rising case counts in numerous countries, the World Health Organization’s (WHO) director-general Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus declared monkeypox a global health emergency ...

A leading theory behind the spread of monkeypox is sexual transmission at two mass party events held in Spain and Belgium, an expert told the AP.

The Biden administration plans to officially switch how it refers to the disease once dubbed "monkeypox" to use the new name "mpox" instead, adopting a long-awaited renaming recommendation announced ...

It is possible to get a monkeypox vaccination in L.A. County if you’re eligible. It just might require a little patience. All of the available vaccine doses in Los Angeles County are being given to ...

The disease formerly known as monkeypox has a new name: "mpox." It's not much of a depature, but it's less stigmatizing, according to advocates who have been calling for a change of name. The disease ...