On November 28, 2022, the World Health Organization (WHO) recommended using the term “mpox” instead of “monkeypox” in order to avoid racist and stigmatizing language when discussing the disease. Both terms will be used for the next year as WHO phases out usage of “monkeypox.”

Key Takeaways

Mpox is primarily spread through close person-to-person contact.

The virus can pass from direct contact with sores and bodily fluids from infected people.

Scientists are studying other ways the virus can spread, like through semen and vaginal fluids, or in respiratory droplets.

To mitigate mpox (formerly known as monkeypox), health experts have long recommended avoiding close contact with infected people and contaminated objects. But amid an unusual global outbreak of the disease, scientists are

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