Monkeypox, endemic to Africa, has started appearing in several countries, including the United States.

In the face of a global COVID-19 pandemic, it would be easy to view this development with anxiety. But the monkeypox virus differs in several ways from the virus that causes COVID-19, limiting its ability to cause similar chaos and loss of life.

Here, experts explain what monkeypox is, how it’s spread, and how worried we should be:

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