Aug. 18, 2022 – Should parents of young schoolchildren be worried about monkeypox? So far, at least nine children in the U.S. have tested positive for monkeypox. As of now, the American Academy of Pediatrics says the risk of children becoming infected with the virus is low. Still,“children and adolescents are more likely to be exposed … Read more
Aug. 8, 2022 – Is your laundry a way to spread monkeypox? As monkeypox cases rise globally, health officials have warned that the virus mainly spreads through direct skin-to-skin contact with a monkeypox lesion. But according to the CDC, poxviruses like the monkeypox can survive in linens and clothing, and live particularly well in “dark, … Read more
July 25, 2022 – Two children have been diagnosed with monkeypox in the U.S. according to federal health officials. One case is a toddler who is a resident of California, and the other is an infant who is not a U.S. resident but was tested while in Washington, DC, CDC officials told reporters on Friday. … Read more
May 24, 2022 – After 2 years of hearing about the coronavirus, there’s now another infectious disease on Americans’ radars: monkeypox. There is now one confirmed case and four suspected cases of the monkeypox virus – a rare disease closely related to smallpox – in the U.S., according to the CDC. There are two strains … Read more