Episode 86: Monkeypox – Fact From Fiction

Priya Sampathkumar

Episode 86: Monkeypox – Fact From Fiction

Chadi hosts recurring guest Priya Sampathkumar, MD, infectious disease specialist and hospital epidemiologist, Mayo Clinic, to provide the infectious disease profile of Mokeypox – the latest virus that is spreading globally and making its rounds in the media over the past few weeks. Dr. Sampathkumar highlights the virus’ symptom profile, differentiates it from Smallpox, explains the origins of infection in the US, shares theories for why the infection rate is increasing worldwide, speculates on whether it will develop into a pandemic, and covers all of the other important questions.

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