The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Friday released new guidance to prevent the spread of monkeypox.
According to the CDC, the outbreak is disproportionately affecting men who have sex with men, and persons with advanced HIV might be at increased risk for severe monkeypox.
There are currently 7,101 reported cases of the virus in the U.S. New York, California and Illinois have already declared their own state emergencies, but Gov. Ron DeSantis says he“Any of these politicians out there who are trying to scare you about this. Do not listen to their nonsense,” DeSantis said this week during a news conference. “I am so sick of politicians -- and you saw this with COVID -- trying to sow fear into the population.
Dr. Mohammed Reza, an infectious disease specialist, explained that the virus can live on things like bed sheets.
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