Mondays with your MD – Monkeypox: Questions and Answers Gallery Mondays with your MD – Monkeypox: Questions and Answers ndiaz2022-07-31T14:56:29+00:00July 31st, 2022|Adults, Families, Public Health, Urgent Care| Monkeypox is caused by a virus that is usually not serious, though the rash is painful and can cause scarring. Although a public health emergency, Monkeypox disease is not similar to COVID and no one should panic.