What is monkeypox? A microbiologist explains what’s known about this smallpox cousin

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What is monkeypox? A microbiologist explains what’s known about this smallpox cousin

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Sick and tired in bed Isabella and Louisa Fischer on Unsplash
Monkeypox causes lesions that resemble pus-filled blisters, which eventually scab over [Image: Isabella and Louisa Fischer on Unsplash]
On May 18, 2022, Massachusetts health officials and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention confirmed a single case of monkeypox in a patient w