(Irfan Khan / Los Angeles Times)As if COVID-19, inflation and the economy weren't enough, the rise in monkeypox cases has given Californians yet another thing to worry about. Monkeypox has gained a foothold among men and transgender people in the LGBTQ community in Los Angeles. Right now, monkeypox cases are "approaching an exponential curve," said Dr. Peter Chin-Hong, an infectious-disease expert at UC San Francisco. How does monkeypox spread? This story originally appeared in Los Angeles Times.

Source: Los Angeles Times August 11, 2022 23:35 UTC