Monkeypox: Essential facts

DNA spiral with Monkeypox Virus attacking

Mpox can enter the body through physical contact, mucous membranes or injured skin. Source: Moment RF / Uma Shankar sharma/Getty Images

The World Health Organization has once again declared the mpox outbreak a public health emergency of international concern as the virus continues to spread rapidly, particularly throughout Africa but also in other parts of the world. Lidia Cortina has taken a closer look at the monkeypox virus.



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