Is how we treat the planet to blame? The first case of a new strain of mpox has been found in the UK. Some think climate change is one of the causes.
Mpox virus sparks global health alert
Deadly: The first Clade 1b mpox patient is being treated at the specialist infectious diseases unit at London's Royal Free hospital. They had recently been on holiday to Africa and their close contacts are being traced. Glossary
Disease - An illness or sickness.
Democratic Republic of Congo - A country in central Africa with a population of 99 million.
Virus - A very small piece of material that causes disease.
World Health Organisation - The United Nations agency responsible for global public health.
Variant - A slightly different version.
Smallpox - A disease estimated to have killed 300 million people in the 20th Century.
Lyme disease - All illness caused by bacteria-carrying tick bites.
Climate change - Long-term shifts in temperatures and weather patterns. Human action is a major cause of climate change.