How Worried Should We Be About Monkeypox?

<p>Cases of the monkeypox virus are spreading in many countries where it has rarely, if ever, been seen before, including in the United States.</p><p>Although there are a lot of unknowns about the illness, the rapidly rising number of infections has caused alarm bells to sound among public health agencies.</p><p>Guest: <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/by/apoorva-mandavilli">Apoorva Mandavilli</a>, a reporter for The New York Times, with a focus on science and global health.</p><p>Want more from The Daily? For one big idea on the news each week from our team, <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/newsletters/the-daily?module=inline">subscribe to our newsletter</a>. </p><p>Background reading: </p><ul><li>In the U.S.,<a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2022/06/10/health/monkeypox-airborne.html"> the monkeypox outbreak</a> has grown to around 80 cases. Globally, there have been about 2,000 confirmed cases.</li><li>The outbreak poses<a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2022/06/15/world/europe/monkeypox-outbreak-europe.html"> a “real risk” to public health</a>, the World Health Organization said.</li><li>Here’s<a href="https://www.nytimes.com/article/what-is-monkeypox.html"> what to know about monkeypox</a> and the risks it poses.</li></ul><p>For more information on today’s episode, visit <a href="http://nytimes.com/thedaily?smid=pc-thedaily">nytimes.com/thedaily</a>. Transcripts of each episode will be made available by the next workday. </p>