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The U.N. health agency reported 5,907 new weekly cases and said two countries, Iran and Indonesia, reported their first cases.
Cases of monkeypox in the United States have topped 7,000. The virus is most transmissible through skin-to-skin contact.
"We understand...how a name of a virus can really cause harm to that community," White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre…
Bowser said health care workers have tracked the child’s contacts, and that she didn't believe hospitalization was required.Â
The messaging around monkeypox has been confusing, to say the least. Some reports have downplayed the infectivity of this disease.
With multiple strains detected in 26 states, what should—and shouldn't—alarm us about the monkeypox virus?
Most people who contract monkeypox recover, but there are long-term implications with the disease, not to mention the stigma.
The World Health Organization described the epidemic as "containable," proposing the creation of a stockpile to share vaccines and drugs.
As the monkeypox virus continues to spread, news organizations are racializing and colorizing this new virus du jour.