A pediatric patient at Seattle Children’s Hospital has tested positive for the monkeypox virus and is currently receiving treatment at the hospital.
has tested positive for the monkeypox virus and is currently receiving treatment at the hospital.
At this time, children are at very low risk of contracting monkeypox in normal daily interactions, including at school, according to Seattle Children’s. Monkeypox primarily spreads through prolonged skin-to-skin contact with infected people’s lesions or bodily fluids, according to the CDC. The virus can also spread through bedding and towels contaminated by infected lesions.
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