Airborne transmission of monkeypox 'has not been reported,' CDC says

Airborne transmission of monkeypox 'has not been reported,' CDC says The spread of monkeypox through small virus particles that linger in the air "has not been reported," the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said in guidance posted Thursday. It may spread through "saliva or respiratory secretions" during face-to-face contact, but these secretions "drop out of the air quickly," and studies have found that this method of transmission seems uncommon. Katherine Dillinger, CNN CNN

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But because of the potential for monkeypox to spread through respiratory secretions, the agency "recommends that people infected with monkeypox wear a mask if they must be around others in their homes if close, face-to-face contact is likely."...