Masks can protect against monkeypox, as well as other viruses circulating in New York City, such as COVID-19. The Department continues to recommend masks in public indoor settings. As a precaution, any New Yorkers who experience flu-like illness with swelling of the lymph nodes and rashes on the face and body should contact their health care provider.Monkeypox is rare but can spread through close contact with an infected person or animal. This includes via respiratory droplets – usually after prolonged contact — body fluids or other forms of close contact, such as sharing clothes or other materials that have been used by someone who is infectious.
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While the risk of contracting the virus via casual contact is probably quite low, over the past decade we’ve seen increasing evidence that Monkeypox is becoming more transmissible. Source: Avian Flu Diary: NYC Confirms Nation’s 2nd Monkeypox Case





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