Monkeypox patients shed 'potentially' infectious high viral loads: Study
All surfaces directly touched by the monkeypox patients' hands showed viral contamination with the highest loads.
Source: indiatvnews.com
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All surfaces directly touched by the monkeypox patients' hands showed viral contamination with the highest loads.
The CDC, on its website, also urges monkeypox patients, 'especially those who have respiratory symptoms', to wear a surgical mask.
Monkeypox is primarily spread through sustained physical contact such as skin-to-skin touch with someone who has an active rash, CDC officials said. The virus can also spread through contact with materials that have the virus on it like shared bedding and clothing.