Monkeypox: What to know amid unusual rise in cases | Inquirer News

MANILA, Philippines—Over the past week, monkeypox— a type of viral infection common in West and Central Africa—has made headlines as rising cases have been recorded in at least 12 countries. Monkeypox, according to the World Health Organization (WHO), is a rare disease caused by the monkeypox virus, a member of the Orthopoxvirus genus in the family Poxviridae. […]