Anyone who has multiple sexual partners, or who has ‘close contact with individuals that they don’t know’, is now being urged to be vigilant about monkeypox.
Anyone who has multiple sexual partners, or who has ‘close contact with individuals that they don’t know’, has been urged to be vigilant about monkeypox.
Dr Susan Hopkins, a chief medical adviser for The UK Health Security Agency , said: ‘We would recommend to anyone who’s having changes in sex partners regularly, or having close contact with individuals that they don’t know, to come forward if they develop a rash.’ The disease, which was first found in monkeys, can be transmitted from person to person through close physical contact – including sexual intercourse – and is caused by the monkeypox virus. It can also be spread via droplets.
Speaking to BBC One’s Morning Show, Dr Hopkins said: ‘We will be releasing updated numbers tomorrow – over-the-weekend figures.
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