Dr. Marc Siegel shared insights with Fox News Digital about monkeypox, saying it is not as fearful as COVID; here, also, are best practices for avoiding the virus.

Unlike with the SARS-CoV-2 virus, with monkeypox, ... in a fashion “vigorous enough” to draw blood. In the weeks following, a gnarly, pus-laden lump blossoms, then scabs and falls away.

A microscopic image of the monkeypox virus. The viral infection is endemic in West Africa, but it has now spread to at least 39 countries elsewhere in the world. Credit ...

A swab that tested positive for the Monkeypox virus is seen at the UW Medicine Virology Laboratory at the UW Medicine Virology Laboratory on July 12, 2022 in Seattle, Washington.

Examples of rashes and lesions caused by the monkeypox virus are seen in this handout image obtained from official Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) website on July 1, 2022.

T he World Health Organization will officially rename monkeypox, in light of concerns about stigma and racism surrounding the virus that has infected over 1,600 people in more than two dozen ...

One study published in 2008 warned that if monkeypox were to be introduced to an unvaccinated population, the virus could capitalize on the situation and become an epidemic. "Although smallpox has ...

The number of monkeypox cases reported in the U.S. has climbed above 5,000, spread across 47 states. Authorities are rolling out some 800,000 doses of a vaccine to prevent the spread of the virus.

How the Monkeypox Virus Does—and Doesn’t—Spread. 6 minute read. By Jamie Ducharme. August 3, 2022 3:02 PM EDT. U ntil recently, monkeypox rarely spread from person to person.

The monkeypox virus is spreading across the world, with reports of cases in the U.K., Spain, Portugal and the U.S. In Massachusetts, a case was found in a man who had recently traveled to Canada.