The Ministry of Health and Population revealed the ways monkeypox spreads among humans, explaining that monkeypox is transmitted from monkeys to humans through close physical contact with a person suffering from symptoms, in addition to touching objects infected with the virus “bedding, towels, clothes”, as well as through saliva. and respiratory droplets.
monkeypox
It is transmitted from monkeys to humans through physical contact with a person with symptoms
Touching objects infected with the virus (bedding, towels, clothes) and through saliva and respiratory droplets
It does not spread easily and does not travel through the air over long distances
It is transmitted through close and prolonged contact with infected people
It is unlikely that the monkeypox virus will turn into a global pandemic like COVID-19
A self-limited illness with symptoms lasting 14 to 21 days
The incubation period for the virus ranges from 6 to 16 days and can range from 5 to 21 days