Alaskapox Explainer

This image provided by the Alaska Department of Health shows several Alaskapox lesions. "A" is a lesion about 10 days after symptom onset, and "B" is the same lesion two days later. "C" is a lesion about 5 days after symptom onset, about 1.2 cm across. "D" is a lesion about 5 days after symptom onset, about 1 cm across, and "E" is same lesion about 4 weeks after symptom onset. "F" is a lesion around the reported symptom onset date. Alaskapox belongs to a family of viruses that can infect animals and humans, known as orthopoxviruses, which tend to cause lesions, or pox, on the skin. (Alaska Department of Health via AP)