4 answers to key questions about the monkeypox outbreak
More than 300 people in 21 countries outside Africa have been infected with the disease
Monkeypox (orange), shown infecting monkey cells (green) in this colorized electron micrograph, has spread to multiple countries outside Africa. The large outbreak is unusual for the virus, which is transmitted by close contact.
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