monkeypox

In an article published by the BBC about the misinformation about the monkeypox outbreak, it noted that social media accounts and news outlets from different countries including China, Russia, Ukraine and the United States have been promoting the idea that the outbreak was caused by a lab leak or that Monkeypox is being used as a bioweapon

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Airborne/respiratory

Contact with lesion material

Contact with bodily fluids from infected person

Transmission more likely if sharing same bed or room or utensils as infected person

An increased transmission risk is associated with factors involving the introduction of virus to the oral mucosa.

The virus enters the body through broken skin (even if not visible), respiratory tract, or the mucous membranes (eyes, nose, or mouth).

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monkeypox

https://www.cdc.gov/poxvirus/monkeypox/transmission.html

cross-posted from: https://mander.xyz/post/210498

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