Alaskapox is closely related to monkeypox and smallpox and no cases have been identified outside of the state.

Reports from Nigeria beginning in 2017 suggested the virus appeared to be spreading through sexual contact and affecting mostly young men.

The monkeypox virus is related to the smallpox virus. And while its typically less severe and infectious, according to the county’s public health department, it can cause serious illness.

Monkeypox is not a new virus, and it spreads primarily through close contact, so we asked experts for a better understanding of the pathogen — and how the disease it causes is different from ...

Thankfully, we now have the varicella (chickenpox) vaccine to protect little ones from the virus. Your child will need to get the varicella vaccine starting at 12 to 15 months old.

Are monkeys spreading monkeypox to humans? Researchers say the answer is no. But recently in Brazil, the unfounded fear that monkeys transmit the virus to people has spurred an outbreak of ...

Wiping out smallpox had an unintended consequence: the rise of mpox in the past few years. Here's the story — starting with patient zero for mpox back in 1970.

DEAR DR. ROACH: I’m a 56-year-old male who never had the chicken pox. When the first of my children was born, I had blood tests done to see if I’d ever been exposed. I had not, so I received ...

Medical misinformation surrounding the monkeypox virus is going to create even bigger social problems, including scapegoating the LGBTQ+ community.

An older vaccine that was designed to prevent smallpox, ACAM2000, can also be used to prevent monkeypox, which is in the same virus family.