Monkeypox is a disease caused by a pathogen closely related to the virus that causes smallpox. Monkeypox and smallpox infections trigger similar symptoms, but monkeypox tends to be far milder by comparison. Here's what you need to know to keep you safe. https://www.livescience.com/whatism...

0:00 Spreading since May 2022
0:13 History of the virus
0:42 First human case
1:28 Symptoms
1:40 Rashes
2:26 Highrisk groups
2:37 Infected Animals
3:04 How monkeypox spreads
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