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. Smith Collection/Gado/Gado via Getty Images hide caption
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Here's what eight refugees cherish as a touch of home (clockwise from top left): Ukrainian sheet music; an Afghan dress; incense stones from Yemen; a ceremonial cup and plate from an Indian village; a word from the K'iche' language from Guatemala; a diary kept by a trans woman from Honduras; a Liberian woman's passport; and (center) a Tibetan dumpling that has proved popular in Kashmir. Clockwise from upper left: Jodi Hilton, Nilofar Niekpor Zamani, Yolanda Escobar Jiménez, Smita Sharma, James Rodriguez, Danielle Villasana, Ọbáṣọlá Bámigbólá and (center) Showkat Nanda hide caption
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. AP hide caption
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. BAY ISMOYO/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
Dr. Demetre Daskalakis, White House Monkeypox response deputy coordinator, speaks during a press briefing at the White House, Wednesday, Sept. 7, 2022, in Washington. Patrick Semansky/AP hide caption
New data shows a high instance of monkeypox among people who are HIV positive. Above: a finger prick test for an HIV test. Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images hide caption
A high rate of monkeypox cases occur in people with HIV. Here are 3 theories why
Physician Assistant Susan Eng-Na, right, administers a monkeypox vaccine during a vaccination clinic in New York. New cases are starting to decline in New York and some other U.S. cities. Mary Altaffer/AP hide caption
The monkeypox outbreak may be slowing in the U.S., but health officials urge caution
In many places, there's still a major shortage of monkeypox vaccines. A plan to stretch the U.S. supply could help get shots into arms more quickly, but it's also untested and introduces new challenges. Richard Vogel/AP hide caption
People line up to receive the monkeypox vaccine. Spencer Platt/Getty Images hide caption
Talking about monkeypox? Then you should be talking about sex
Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesushe, the head of the World Health Organization, speaks during a media conference at an EU Africa summit in Brussels on Feb. 18, 2022. Johanna Geron/AP hide caption
Registered pharmacist Sapana Patel, loads a syringe with monkeypox vaccine at a pop-up vaccination site on Wednesday, Aug. 3, 2022, in West Hollywood, Calif. Richard Vogel/AP hide caption
A doctor checks chest x-rays of a tuberculosis patient at a clinic in Mumbai, India, that treats those with drug-resistant strains of the disease. Two new studies look at how drug resistance might be overcome. Punit Paranjpe/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
The monkeypox outbreak is growing in the U.S. and vaccines remain in short supply. Patrick Semansky/AP hide caption
With supplies low, FDA authorizes plan to stretch limited monkeypox vaccine doses
This iamge provided by the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) shows a colorized transmission electron micrograph of monkeypox particles (orange) found within an infected cell (brown), cultured in the laboratory. NIAID via AP hide caption
An image from an electron microscope of the monkeypox virus (orange) on infected cells (green). NIAID hide caption
A person arrives for a monkeypox vaccination at a New York health care center. Eduardo Munoz/REUTERS hide caption
Monkeypox: The myths, misconceptions — and facts — about how you catch it
An emergency declaration frees up resources to help fight the monkeypox outbreak. There are currently more than 6,600 cases in the U.S. Mario Tama/Getty Images hide caption
Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker declared a state of emergency in Illinois on Monday to help respond to the monkeypox outbreak. Scott Olson/Getty Images hide caption
People protest during a rally calling for more government action to combat the spread of monkeypox at Foley Square on July 21, 2022 in New York City. Jeenah Moon/Getty Images hide caption
Kyle Planck, who has recovered from a painful case of monkeypox, has joined advocacy groups and pleaded with elected officials to make the antiviral pills TPOXX more available. Yuki Iwamura/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
Getting monkeypox treatment is easier, but still daunting and confusing
Healthcare workers with New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene help people register for the monkeypox vaccine at one of the City's vaccination sites, Tuesday, July 26, 2022, in New York. Mary Altaffer/AP hide caption