Causes And Risk Factors Of Monkeypox

Direct Contact With Patients

It is possible to catch monkeypox through direct contact with patients who have the disease, but it is less infectious than smallpox. The disease can spread through direct contact with lesions or bodily fluids of someone who is infected or through respiratory droplets during face-to-face contact. It's even possible to catch the virus through contact with clothing, bedding, or other objects recently contaminated with the bodily fluids of someone with monkeypox.

Person-to-person transmission of monkeypox is uncommon. Most cases of monkeypox are transmitted from animals, especially rodents, to individuals through direct contact, and person-to-person transmission is infrequent.

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