While this is the seventh case of the more severe strain confirmed in the U.S this year, it is the first without known travel ...

It all started with an unremarkable trip to grandma’s house in 1970. But two days into the visit, something went terribly wrong. The 9-month-old grandson fell ill. First, a fever. Then, a nasty rash.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A soldier newly vaccinated against smallpox infected a woman with the virus used to make the shot, causing a painful genital infection, U.S. health experts said on Thursday. The ...

On Wednesday, the World Health Organization declared mpox a public health emergency of international concern. There have been over 15,600 cases and over 530 deaths reported in the Democratic Republic ...

The World Health Organization (WHO) declared on Wednesday, Aug. 14, that the increasing spread of mpox in Africa is a global public health emergency, warning the virus might ultimately spill across ...

Mpox (formerly known as monkeypox) is a disease caused by a virus in the same family as the smallpox virus. In the ongoing global outbreak, most cases have been linked to sexual contact between men, ...

US health officials have detected the severe Clade 1 Mpox virus in Pierce County wastewater, raising significant public health concerns. This discovery suggests undiagnosed cases, prompting increased ...

Health authorities converged on a Northwest Airlines flight from San Francisco to Memphis after a passenger remarked that a rash on his neck might be a result of smallpox, officials said today. The 40 ...