When asked why HHS is reverting back to “monkeypox,” a spokesperson answered, “Monkeypox is the name of the viral disease caused by the monkeypox virus.” Advertisement This statement denies the ...

Mpox is the name of the disease caused by Orthopoxvirus monkeypox, a relative of smallpox and cowpox that has exploded to ...

The CDC quietly reintroduces the term, despite a broad consensus that the original name is stigmatising and scientifically ...

In 2022, a sign in Miami, Fla., promotes "monkeypox vaccination." That same year, the World Health Organization changed the name of the virus to "mpox," since the animals that transmit it to humans ...

The World Health Organization announced Monday that "mpox" is now the preferred name for monkeypox. "Both names will be used simultaneously for one year while 'monkeypox' is phased out," the ...

Geneva: Mpox no longer represents a global public health emergency, the WHO said Friday, following a steady decline in cases and deaths in the Democratic Republic of Congo and other affected countries ...

The California Department of Health reports that three hospitalized clade I mpox patients are now recovering, marking the ...

Health officials in Southern California are investigating the spread of a new strain of the Monkeypox virus after three cases were reported last week in the region.

Dr. Scott Hadland from Mass. General Brigham discusses the the new mpox virus strain found in California, measles, and more.

Investigators suspect that two Californians diagnosed with mpox may be the first US cases resulting from the local spread of a different version of the virus.

When the World Health Organization (WHO) renamed “monkeypox” to “mpox” in 2022, we saw firsthand that the decision was more than cosmetic. As leaders of the Biden Administration’s White House response ...