
Similar to HIV, the colonial and postcolonial history is fundamental to the biology of this monkeypox outbreak.
Joseph Osmundson, PhD, is a molecular microbiologist, queer health advocate, and writer. He has a PhD in molecular biophysics from The Rockefeller University and is a clinical assistant professor of biology at New York University. His book, VIROLOGY: Essays for the Living, the Dead, and the Small Things in Between, was published in June 2022 by WW Norton.
Similar to HIV, the colonial and postcolonial history is fundamental to the biology of this monkeypox outbreak.