Two children tested positive for monkeypox, a toddler in California and an infant who is not a U.S. resident but tested positive in Washington D.C.
The children were described as being in good health and receiving treatment. How they caught the disease is being investigated, but officials think it was through household transmission.Monkeypox is endemic in parts of Africa, but this year more than 15,000 cases have been reported in countries that historically don't see the disease. In the U.S.
Officials have said the virus can spread through close personal contact, and via towels and bedding. That means it can happen in homes, likely through prolonged or intensive contact, said Dr. James Lawler, an infectious disease specialist at the University of Nebraska Medical Center.
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2 children diagnosed with monkeypox in US, CDC saysOne is a toddler in California and the other is an infant who is not a U.S. resident but was tested while in Washington, D.C., according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
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2 children in the U.S. have been diagnosed with monkeypox, officials sayOne is a toddler in California and the other an infant who is not a U.S. resident, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
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