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An electron microscopic image of mpox virus particles. The mpox emergency of last summer is over. Was it a passing threat? Or is there reason to believe another global outbreak could happen.

The doctor who warned the world of the mpox outbreak of 2022 is still worried

10:24am July 05, 2023

by Max Barnhart

Is the mpox emergency over or is there still cause for concern? Numbers are down, but some specialists are still concerned about the likelihood of another outbreak.

Do some people have built-in protection against a COVID infection?

From COVID to mpox to polio: Our 9 most-read 'viral' stories in 2022

12:30pm December 09, 2022

by Laurel Dalrymple

It was a big year for viruses, which simply refused to be ignored. And unlike the previous two years, COVID had to share the spotlight.

With 400 to 500 customers a day at his restaurant, including many Kashmiris, Bhat of Tibet says the food "has bonded us together." He's holding one of his signature momo dumplings.

Precious memories: 8 refugees share the things they brought to remind them of home

8:10am October 22, 2022

by NPR Special Report

If you had to leave your home, you'd bring essential items for survival. But if you could take one sentimental object, what would it be? We asked refugees from Ukraine, Afghanistan, Honduras and more.

Studies show that monkeypox isn't easy to catch from respiratory droplets or contaminated objects. It's one of the reasons that the virus hasn't spread more widely in the U.S.

Monkeypox cases in the U.S. are way down — can the virus be eliminated?

7:16pm October 17, 2022

Early fears of an escalating outbreak have not come to pass. Scientists are finding that the virus needs a very particular set of circumstances to spread effectively.

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This photograph, taken on February 24, 2014 during an aerial survey mission by Greenpeace in Indonesia, shows cleared trees in a forest located in the concession of Karya Makmur Abadi, which was being developed for a palm oil plantation. Environmental group Greenpeace on February 26 accused US consumer goods giant Procter & Gamble of aiding the destruction of Indonesian rainforests.

Zoonotic diseases like COVID-19 and monkeypox will become more common, experts say

10:55pm September 29, 2022

by Ayana Archie

Researchers say diseases that spread between humans and animals will become increasingly commonplace as human expansion into previously uninhabited areas intensifies.

Varying risks of contracting monkeypox depending on your circumstance

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What are your chances of catching monkeypox?

12:37pm September 16, 2022

We crunch the current numbers for high-risk and low-risk groups. We also look at how the risk of monkeypox compares with chances of catching COVID, of being in a fatal car crash and of a shark attack.