How does monkeypox spread? Health Ministry explains in new video
Monkeypox is primarily transmitted when an individual has prolonged/repeated contact with an infected person, the Health Ministry.
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:
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