How Does Monkeypox Work?

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How Does Monkeypox Work?

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Public health organizations around the world are trying to control this year's outbreaks of monkeypox with vaccination programs. Learn about monkeypox and its vaccines in this episode of BrainStuff, based on this article: https://health.howstuffworks.com/diseases-conditions/respiratory/monkeypox.htmSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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