Monkeypox lesions are very infectious. Here are ways to prevent infection. 🦠
There are many types of poxvirus including monkeypox, smallpox, and chickenpox.Monkeypox has been confirmed in the US, with more cases reported in the UK and Europe.
Human monkeypox infections are especially rare on other continents away from the virus' animal hosts. Cases of monkeypox have been reported in the US and Europe before, historically in connection with travel to Africa or contact with imported animals. "We do have a level of concern that this is very different than what we typically think of from monkeypox," Jennifer McQuiston, an expert in animal-to-human disease transmission with the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, toldOnce monkeypox gets into humans, the virus causes flu-like symptoms including fever, aches, and exhaustion, as well as a redAs the boils burst and crust over, the infection can spread through direct contact with the lesions.
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