It's not just fear of disease that has folks on high alert over monkeypox, a viral illness that is similar to smallpox but less severe. Our society simply couldn't take another pandemic right now. But in the past 10 days, cases have been reported in the United States, as well as in Australia, Belgium, Canada, France, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands, Portugal, Spain, Sweden, and the U.K. Typically, monkeypox is rare outside West and Central Africa.
In total, there were 92 confirmed cases and 28 suspected cases as of yesterday, the World Health Organization (WHO) reports.
