How does monkeypox spread? Health Ministry explains in new video

Amid the scare of the spread of monkeypox, the Union Health Ministry has shared a video on Twitter, explaining how monkeypox can spread from one person to another.

“Monkeypox is primarily transmitted when an individual has prolonged/repeated contact with an infected person," according to the ministry.

It spreads through:

• Direct physical contact: Contact with bodily fluids or lesion material.
• Indirect contact: Through contaminated clothing or linen of the affected person
• Large respiratory droplets as a result of prolonged close contact.

Check out the video here:

Know how Monkeypox spreads. For more information, visit https://t.co/4uKjkYncqT @PMOIndia @mansukhmandviya @DrBharatippawar @PIB_India @mygovindia @AmritMahotsav @DDNewslive @airnewsalerts pic.twitter.com/9IVBWZ45CG

— Ministry of Health (@MoHFW_INDIA) August 22, 2022

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