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This viral infection. it is really more about your social network, than it is about your sexuality. >> and what do you mean about that? >> what i mean about that is it is not necessarily what a person does in the bedroom, it is who you hang out with. while most of the cases are being transmitted sexually, the misconception is to say or the misinformation is to say that it is exclusively transmitted sexually. it is not. if two people in the club prolonged skin to skin contact and unfortunately re...

Since being plunged into a global pandemic, were probably far more aware of being surrounded by microdroplets of water. In humid air or expelled by a cough, sneeze or talking, these droplets can carry tiny particles with them, from pollution to v

Reporting more than 4,600 cases. that number jumping from just 200 cases just a month ago. >> we know one of the main molds of exposure for this particular illness is through direct contact, close contact, skin to skin contact, possibly even face to face contact, exposure to droplets or virus that may be in the mouth. >> reporter: and while most people getting sick have been gay or bisexual men, doctors stress anyone can get it. two children have already been infected. and today, the cdc confirm...

New numbers tonight showing the u.s. documenting the most known cases here in this country. what we know about how it spreads, how its treated, and what summer travelers should remember about this. heres erielle reshef. >> reporter: tonight, reported cases of monkeypox in the u.s. jumping nearly 33% in the last four days, up from 2,900 to nearly 3,900. the u.s. now with the most known infections of any country. while stepped up efforts to test and report new cases in the u.s. may account for hig...

Then as we looked at rigorous study during pandemic thats outside of hospital settings, masks do not work to prevent the spread of a respiratory virus like covid that is air if you wear a mask and wear glasses your glasses will fog up. that means that stuff is getting through the mask -- into the air, which is exactly what happens with covid. so initially people were trying to say it is spread by droplets like stuff you cough or sneeze that was basis of this six foot rule we know that is air siz...

Science, justifying masks but then as we looked at rigorous study during pandemic thats outside of hospital settings, masks do not work to prevent the spread of a respiratory virus like covid that is air if you wear a mask and wear glasses your glasses will fog up. that means that stuff is getting through the mask -- into the air, which is exactly what happens with covid. so initially people were trying to say it is spread by droplets like stuff you cough or sneeze that was basis of this six foo...

Study during pandemic thats outside of hospital settings, masks do not work to prevent the spread of a respiratory virus like covid that is air if you wear a mask and wear glasses your glasses will fog up. that means that stuff is getting through the mask -- into the air, which is exactly what happens with covid. so initially people were trying to say it is spread by droplets like stuff you cough or sneeze that was basis of this six foot rule we know that is air size meaning that it is in the ro...

Inaccessible. the way to protect yourself above and beyond what you are doing for covid-19, really outside of good hand high jean, making sure you have hansen it has or on your person, making sure that if you are around folks who say in public transportation, that might be coughing, in the grocery store who are riding an airplane, i believe i am wearing a mask whenever i am in a public place, i still urge people to do that especially those that are medically high-risk to do that. because to your...

Medicine. thank you for joining us. how worried should be be? it really boils down to that. >> most of my should be concerned, john, because of monkeypox at one point was endemic and western countries was mostly from animals to humans. the fact it has now spread so much worldwide no human to human transmission and the rate of increase is quite rapid. we should be concerned. we should not panic because i do not believe it will be the next pandemic in the wake of a 19 is. because to our knowledge ...

Transmissible also via droplets in aerosols. it looks like most of the initial cases have been people with close contact with other people. 99% of the cases that have come to the united states have been seen in men, predominantly in the community of men who have sex with men. but there is some uncomfortable resonances with the early days of the hiv/aids epidemic when the public sort of ignored a new disease because it seemed to be limited to a certain population. but this will jump from that rel...