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By now, most people have heard of monkeypox and seen images of the skin lesions it causes. But it seems fewer people know how the virus spreads.

Getting an appointment for a monkeypox vaccination is difficult as Baltimore City health officials quickly filled its available slots.

As of Monday morning (6AM on 08/01/2022), the CDC confirmed 5,189 cases of monkeypox across the United States. That count has risen by 1,702 cases over the past 6-days. In Tennessee, the number of new cases has climbed by 8 in the past 6-days, now standing at 26-confirmed monkeypox cases (08/01/22 @ 6AM).   There are 520 confirmed cases in the states that neighbor Tennessee. The CDC reports Georgia has the highest number of cases in the southern states that border Tennessee with 351 confi ...

Monkeypox does not spread via air, but if someone is in close proximity to an infected person, then he or she can contract monkeypox via large droplets.

The first case of monkeypox has raised concerns about its spread. However, experts say that although it is a viral infection that causes flu-like symptoms and skin lesions, monkeypox does not spread like COVID-19.