More than 100 monkeypox cases have been detected worldwide in the past month, including in the US. Monkeypox symptoms can be confused with those of chickenpox. One chart shows how monkeypox symptoms ...

An antiviral normally used to treat smallpox may reduce the duration of monkeypox illness, according to a study published Tuesday by the Lancet Infectious Diseases, possibly opening a new avenue to ...

Monkeypox is a rare disease caused by infection with the monkeypox virus. Monkeypox virus is part of the same family of viruses as variola virus, the virus that causes smallpox. Monkeypox symptoms are ...

A case of monkeypox has been recorded in the state of Maryland, authorities said this week, marking the country's second such infection so far this year. The Maryland Department of Health confirmed ...

The World Health Organization on Friday said it was stepping up efforts to understand and combat monkeypox as nearly a dozen countries are investigating "atypical" outbreaks. The organization said the ...

Older people who received smallpox vaccinations may yet have some immunity, researchers say. Healthy children and adults generally do not become severely ill. By Apoorva Mandavilli For a world weary ...

The current global outbreak of monkeypox – a rare virus similar to smallpox – includes 1,814 cases in the U.S. with two in Alabama. Monkeypox has been reported every U.S. state except Montana, Wyoming ...

For months now, the government has warned Americans to prepare themselves for a biological or chemical attack. President Bush decided that the risk of a smallpox outbreak was significant enough to ...