By David-Elijah Nahmod “We found some cancer,”said the doctor. My heart skipped a beat. “Now, don’t worry,” he continued. “The good news is that the cancer is Grade 1, the earliest stage. This stage is treatable. ”Well,that was a bit of a relief. But it’s still a shock to the system. It’s still cancer. I

By Dr. Cynthia Sambataro The Orth poxvirus is the umbrella where monkey pox is found. This includes many variants including small pox, skunk pox, cowpox and other contagious viruses. Scientists use the name of the animal. The virus is used to associate the animal with person transmission. Like smallpox, the monkeypox virus is highly contagious.