The men said that they had been careful to keep their pet away from other animals or humans from the start of their own symptoms.

There are a number of reasons the current outbreak is so concerning.

Monkeypox is a zoonotic virus, meaning it can spread from animals to humans. So in regions where monkeypox is endemic, the virus spreads wh...

Monkeypox is a virus that originates in wild animals like rodents and primates, and occasionally jumps to people. Most human cases have bee...