The unknowns include how exactly it’s spreading and whether the suspension of mass smallpox immunization decades ago may be speeding transmission.
LONDON — The World Health Organization’s top monkeypox expert said she doesn’t expect theto turn into another pandemic, but acknowledged there are still many unknowns about the disease, including how exactly it’s spreading and whether the suspension of mass smallpox immunization decades ago may somehow be speeding its transmission.
Lewis said it’s unknown whether monkeypox is being transmitted by sex or just the close contact between people engaging in sexual activity and described the threat to the general population as “low.”
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