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  What's going on? In some countries, monkeypox is already endemic. Cases are now going to show up in regions where the sickness isn't routinely reported . Why does it matter? Monkeypox is not a new illness in the United States, but outbreaks in other countries pose a public health danger. What does that imply for you? Anyone who has come into close personal contact with someone who has monkeypox can contract the disease. Seek medical help if you have symptoms or suspect you've been exposed to monkeypox. Monkeypox cases are expanding across North America, Europe, and other parts of the world where the illness isn't generally found, increasing fears that the current outbreak will spread farther and that monkeypox has been spreading more extensively for some time. "Investigations are underway," WHO Director-General Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus stated at a press conference earlier this month, "but the rapid development of monkeypox in multiple countrie...