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Monkeypox Explainer

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Live Science

14 views • Oct 13, 2025

Description

Monkeypox is a disease caused by the monkeypox virus, a pathogen closely related to variola virus, which causes smallpox. Monkeypox and smallpox infections trigger similar symptoms, but monkeypox tends to be far milder by comparison.

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