Pavlo Gonchar | Lightrocket | Getty ImagesAn outbreak of the monkeypox virus in North America and Europe is primarily spreading through sex among men with about 200 confirmed and suspected cases across at least a dozen countries, World Health Organization officials said Monday. European nations have confirmed dozens of cases in what's become the largest outbreak of monkeypox ever on the Continent, according to the German military. You could get a cough or a cold through sexual contact, but it doesn't mean that it's a sexually transmitted disease," said Andy Seale, who advises the WHO on HIV, hepatitis and other sexually transmitted infections. The virus is spread through close contact with people, animals or material infected with the virus. He said to expect more confirmed cases in the U.S. in the coming weeks as doctors and public health officials reevaluate patients who have presented with symptoms and the virus continues to spread.

Source: The North Africa Journal May 24, 2022 08:01 UTC