Monkey Pox Can Spread Before Symptoms Start Study Finds
It was previously thought that monkeypox was transmitted almost entirely by people who were already sick, although presymptomatic transmission has not been ruled out and some routine tests have detected asymptomatic cases. Monkeypox, a relatively mild viral disease endemic to several countries in west and central Africa, exploded around the world earlier this year, with outbreaks in dozens of countries where it had never been seen before. Since then, there have been nearly 78,000 confirmed cases and 36 deaths, according to the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention....