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Johns Hopkins University hosted a live virtual briefing about the global monkeypox outbreak on Aug. 10 featuring experts in public health and infectious disease.

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A young man holds out his hands, palm-down, to show large lesions on his skin

Image caption: During an outbreak of monkeypox in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, a young man shows his hands, which have the characteristic rash of monkeypox during the recuperative stage.

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