Monkeypox has been all over the media recently, but it’s nothing new. In fact, it was first discovered in 1958 in two colonies of research monkeys. The first case of monkeypox in a human was recorded in 1970 in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Monkeypox remains a rare disease and has stayed mostly confined to Central and West African nations. This past week, the WHO reported 257 confirmed cases in 23 countries outside Africa and around 120 suspected cases. This is not the first time monkeypox has been confirmed outside of endemic areas, and it has never had a very high mortality rate in countries with advanced healthcare.
It's not traditionally airborne, it requires contact with the lesions, if they are on another area of the body contact with them could transmit it. Contact with materials that were in contact with the persons lesions could as well.
Very informative. Is monkeypox airborne? Can it be transmitted through other ways other than sex?
It's not traditionally airborne, it requires contact with the lesions, if they are on another area of the body contact with them could transmit it. Contact with materials that were in contact with the persons lesions could as well.