Monkeypox has Canadian researchers scrambling. Why, and how contagious is it?
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Monkeypox is a member of the smallpox family, although it causes less serious illness. But how did it get its name, and how does it spread?
Monkeypox is a member of the smallpox family, although it causes less serious illness. But how did it get its name, and how does it spread?