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Why declaring monkeypox a global health emergency is a preventative step -- not a reason for panic

  • Written by Kathryn H. Jacobsen, William E. Cooper Distinguished University Chair, Professor of Health Studies, University of Richmond
Why declaring monkeypox a global health emergency is a preventative step -- not a reason for panicThe monkeypox virus, shown in this illustration, can be transmitted through close contact between people.Thom Leach/Science Photos Library via Getty Images

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