Monkeypox Airborne: Can Masks Prevent the Spread?
Face masks played a key role in preventing the spread of coronavirus. In many
countries, wearing them was mandatory and is still common practice across the globe.
Now, there is another virus making headlines: monkeypox.
Monkeypox is a rare viral infection, usually only recorded in areas of western and
central Africa. In recent weeks however more than 1,000 cases have been recorded across
29 countries, according to Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) data.
For most people the virus is not dangerous—most make a full recovery. However as
the world emerges from the worst of the coronavirus pandemic, discussions are circulating
as to how best to prevent its spread.
How airborne is it?
Airborne transmission occurs when a virus travels through the air, in the form of small
respiratory droplets caused by coughing or sneezing.
In a 2017 study during an outbreak in Nigeria, scientists found that two health care
workers had become infected with the virus while having no contact with the patients they
were treating. In these cases, it is likely that masks could have prevented transmission.
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