BREAKING 2 children diagnosed with monkeypox in US, CDC says
The children were described as being in good health and receiving treatment. How they caught the disease is being investigated, but officials think it was through household transmission.Monkeypox is endemic in parts of Africa, but this year more than 15,000 cases have been reported in countries that historically don't see the disease. In the U.S.
Officials have said the virus can spread through close personal contact, and via towels and bedding. That means it can happen in homes, likely through prolonged or intensive contact, said Dr. James Lawler, an infectious disease specialist at the University of Nebraska Medical Center.
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