Monkeypox: How you can avoid getting infected

Monkeypox: How you can avoid getting infected

Monkeypox is a rare disease caused by the monkeypox virus. This virus often affects nonhuman primates like monkeys or rodents. However, it can also affect people. With three states in the US declaring a state of emergency due to monkeypox, people are becoming more concerned about the spread of the disease. Here’s what you need to know to protect yourself: Close contact with an infected animal or human is the primary mode of transmission for the virus to spread. However, it can also be spread by handling objects, such as blankets, and clothes that have come into contact with a monkeypox victim. The monkeypox virus spreads from person to person through: - Direct contact with rashes, scabs, or body fluids of a person with monkeypox -Extended close contact with respiratory droplets from an infected person -Clothes, sheets, blankets, or other materials that have been in contact with rashes or body fluids of an infected person -An infected pregnant person can spread the monkeypox virus to a fetus. Monkeypox spreads from an animal to a person through: -Animal bites or scratches -Products made of infected animals -Direct contact with body fluids or rashes of animals with monkeypox To decrease the chance of infection: -Avoid close contact with people who have a rash that looks like monkeypox -Avoid handling clothes, sheets, blankets, or other materials that have been in contact with an infected animal or person -Isolate people who have monkeypox from healthy people -Wash your hands often -Avoid animals that may carry the virus BKM/ Expat Media

---

For all the latest news from the UAE and the world, follow us on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram and subscribe to our YouTube 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