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Mpox declared a global health emergency: will it trigger another pandemic?

The WHO has declared the ongoing outbreaks of mpox in Congo and elsewhere in Africa a global emergency. Pandemics, including the most recent ones of swine flu and COVID-19, are typically sparked by airborne viruses that spread quickly, including by people who may not be showing symptoms. Mpox, also known as monkeypox, is spread primarily through close skin-to-skin contact with infected people or their soiled clothes or bedsheets.