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That number is eight times higher than the 90 reported earlier this week. Monkey pox is a rare disease that comes from the same family of viruses that cause smallpox, which the World Health Organization said was eradicated worldwide in the 1980s. Monkey pox is generally not easily spread between humans and is transmitted through prolonged close contact through respiratory droplets, direct contact with skin lesions or body fluids, or through contaminated clothing or bedding. Quebec began offering a smallpox vaccine to some close contacts of infected people in late May, and the Department of Health says it has vaccinated 1,622 people as of today. Alberta, Ontario and British Columbia have also reported smallpox cases, although the vast majority of cases in Canada are in Quebec. This Canadian Press report was first published on June 9, 2022.
