Explanation

World Health Organization declared monkeypox a global health emergence on 23 July 2022.

Europe is the epicenter of the outbreak.

monkeypox is a rare viral zoonotic disease that is caused by infection with the monkeypox virus.

There are now more than 16 thousand reported cases from 75 countries and territories, and five deaths as of 23 July 2023.

Monkeypox was first discovered in central Africa in the 1950s.