This 1997 image provided by the CDC during an investigation into an outbreak of monkeypox, which took place in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), formerly Zaire, depicts the dorsal surfaces of the hands of a monkeypox case patient. (AP / CDC)

Earlier this month, the World Health Organization declared Mpox a public health emergency of international concern.
 
Now, WHO has a six-month plan to try and contain the outbreak.

Dr. David Pate, former CEO of St. Luke's Health System, joined Idaho Matters to talk more about what we need to know about this virus.