Below are answers from AAP experts on some of the most frequently asked questions about how to prevent, recognize, test for and treat monkeypox. Additional resources, including details from Red Book Online, are listed below.
Is monkeypox a risk for children?
The risk of children getting infected with monkeypox virus is low. Monkeypox can spread to anyone through close, personal, often skin-to-skin contact and not through casual contact (ie, in school, child care settings). Risk of…
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