---
title: 'Episode 120: Dr Rodney Rohde - What You Need To Know About Monkeypox'
type: 'episode'
url: 'https://doc.social/episodes/episode-120-dr-rodney-rohde-what-you-need-to-know-about-monkeypox'
show: 'People of Pathology Podcast'
show_url: 'https://doc.social/podcasts/people-of-pathology-podcast'
published: '2022-07-18'
audio: 'https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/3nznvn/Monkeypox_-_7_17_22_801_PM7wbth.mp3'
---

# Episode 120: Dr Rodney Rohde - What You Need To Know About Monkeypox

Today Dr Rodney Rohde returns to the podcast What we discuss with Dr Rohde: How monkeypox got its name, and what type of virus it is A brief history of this virus, and typical mode of transmission The two monkeypox clades, and which is responsible for t...

## Summary

Today Dr Rodney Rohde returns to the podcast

What we discuss with Dr Rohde:

- How monkeypox got its name, and what type of virus it is

- A brief history of this virus, and typical mode of transmission

- The two monkeypox clades, and which is responsible for the current outbreak

- The 2003 monkeypox outbreak, and Dr Rohde's role in the response to it

- Defining epidemic, pandemic, and endemic

- New research into the mutation rate of monkeypox, and why this is interesting

- The transmissibility of monkeypox compared to other viruses

- Available vaccines for monkeypox

- How this epidemic highlights why lab testing is so important

Links for this episode:

[Health Podcast Network](https://healthpodcastnetwork.com/)

[ LabVine Learning](http://bit.ly/labvine)

[Laboratory Transformation Seasonal School from LabVine](https://joinpop.org/ltss-2022-registration/)

[Doctors on Social Media](http://doctorsonsocialmedia.com/)

[The ConfLab from LabVine](https://www.labvinelearning.com/TheConflab)

[Dress A Med scrubs](https://dressamed.com/?rfsn=5044297.cb03eb&utm_source=refersion&utm_medium=affiliate&utm_campaign=5044297.cb03eb)

Dr Rohde on [Twitter](https://twitter.com/RodneyRohde)

[Monkeypox: What We Do and Don't Know About Recent Outbreaks](https://asm.org/Articles/2022/May/Monkeypox-What-We-Do-and-Don-t-Know-About-Recent-O)

[What is monkeypox? A microbiologist explains what’s known about this smallpox cousin](https://theconversation.com/what-is-monkeypox-a-microbiologist-explains-whats-known-about-this-smallpox-cousin-183499)

[AskScience AMA Series: We're infectious disease experts here to answer your questions about monkeypox](https://www.reddit.com/r/askscience/comments/vrtptk/askscience_ama_series_were_infectious_disease/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=ios_app&utm_name=iossmf)

[Monkeypox has been spotted in Texas. Here's what you need to know about this disease](https://www.statesman.com/story/news/2022/06/09/monkeypox-texas-heres-what-you-need-know-health-safety/7558796001/)

[Don't Freak Out: Monkeypox Has Hit Dallas, But Health Experts Say You Shouldn't Panic](https://www.dallasobserver.com/news/monkeypox-hits-dallas-county-first-in-texas-2022-health-officials-compare-with-covid-19-14175641)

[Dallas County resident tests positive for monkeypox, health officials say](https://www.wfaa.com/article/news/local/dallas-county-reports-first-monkeypox-case-in-2022/287-0c4f663d-ab8a-4064-b3ff-746d2d1655c9)

[Outbreak New TV - Monkeypox Livestream](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YuWMZQ-cG_w)

[Lets Talk Micro Podcast - Talking Monkeypox With Dr Rodney Rohde](https://rss.com/podcasts/letstalkmicro/494455/)

[U.S. Monkeypox Outbreak 2022: Situation Summary](https://www.cdc.gov/poxvirus/monkeypox/response/2022/index.html)

[Monkeypox outbreaks: 4 key questions researchers have](https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-022-01493-6)

[Phylogenomic characterization and signs of microevolution in the 2022 multi-country outbreak of monkeypox virus](https://www.nature.com/articles/s41591-022-01907-y)

[Monkeypox vaccine supply is low. Should you be worried?](https://www.wfaa.com/amp/article/news/local/monkeypox-vaccine-supply-low-should-you-worried/287-6b5cf169-961b-4dcf-9bab-b68d92624d05)

People of Pathology Podcast:

[Website](https://peopleofpathology.com/)

[Twitter](https://twitter.com/peopleofpath)