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How does monkeypox spread? An expert explains why it isn’t an STI and what counts as close contact
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How does monkeypox spread? An expert explains why it isn’t an STI and what counts as close contact

by Rebecca S.B. Fischer, The Conversation This microscopy image shows monkeypox particles, colored red, within an infected cell, colored blue. Credit: NIAID Monkeypox is caused by a virus that, despite periodic outbreaks, is not thought to spread easily from person to person and historically has not spurred long chains of transmission within communities. Now, many researchers are left...