Your Questions About Monkeypox, Answered

As if COVID-19 isn’t enough to contend with, the growing monkeypox outbreak presents the global population with a whole new reason for alarm.

The World Health Organization (WHO) declared monkeypox a public health emergency of international concern last month – a designation previously used for COVID-19, the Zika virus, polio, and Ebola.

As of this publication, more than 7,100 Americans have contracted the disease, prompting the Biden administration to declare a national health emergency.

A quarter of U.S. cases are in New York state, which declared its own state of emergency last week. California and Illinois followed suit Monday.

With monkeypox gaining traction, the public now faces a swirl of misinformation regarding how it’s contracted and who's at risk.

We’re here to present the facts about monkeypox so that you can help protect yourself and others against its ill effects.