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What Scientists Need You to Know About the Monkeypox Hysteria

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Take it from them.

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CDC via Associated Press

As if one pandemic weren’t enough, a dangerous new virus is spreading all over the world. Starting around two weeks ago, monkeypox—a pathogen that originated in West and Central Africa and causes flu-like symptoms and a rash—cropped up in places where it’s not usually found.

Portugal, Spain, and the United Kingdom...

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