Monkeypox Declared a Public Health Emergency

By the third week of July 2022, some 16,000 cases of monkeypox have been reported around the world. Here's what you need to know about this disease.

STORY AT-A-GLANCE

• By the third week of July 2022, some 16,000 cases of monkeypox had been recorded across 75 countries, with the vast majority of cases occurring among homosexual and bisexual men. In the U.S., recorded cases were around 3,000, including two children

• July 23, 2022, World Health Organization Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus unila…