What is Mpox ?
Mpox is transmitted through :
WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT MPOX
What is Mpox ?
Mpox ( formerly monkeypox ) is a viral disease that is transmitted from animals to humans . It is a rare disease transmitted to humans from infected animals such as rodents and monkeys . Once a person is infected by an animal , person-to-person transmission may then occur .
Mpox can be spread through direct contact with infected animals and humans through blood , bodily fluid , skin or mucous lesions or respiratory droplets . Other routes of transmission may be from bites or scratches , eating infected meat and contact with contaminated items .
Mpox is transmitted through :
• Physical contact with bodily fluid of infected persons
• Contact with materials used by infected persons ( bedsheets , towels etc ) and surfaces that have been used by a person with monkeypox
• Digesting any infected animal when hunting , skinning or cooking them
• Respiratory droplets or oral fluids ( e . g ., fluids that comes out of the mouth and nose during breathing , talking , sneezing and coughing ) or fluids during sexual intercourse .
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