What we know about the monkeypox

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The agency is also now aware of at least eight cases in people who identify as cisgender women, McQuiston said. Most cases so far have been among men who have sex with men.

"There is no evidence to date that we're seeing this virus spread outside of those populations to any degree, and I think that the primary drivers for this infection in the U.S. remain in the gay, bisexual, and men who have sex with men communities right now," McQuiston added.

outbreak, symptoms and treatments
As of Friday, the CDC had tallied a total of 2,891 cases of monkeypox in the U.S. across 44 states, as well as the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico.

While the virus has led to many adult patients enduring pain and buy phone number list sometimes severe complications, many of the cases have so far resolved after several weeks without intensive treatment or hospitalization.

But health authorities warn that monkeypox may pose greater dangers to young children.

In countries that have seen an endemic spread of monkeypox before 2022, the World Health Organization warns that young children have died at higher rates from the disease.

During the current outbreak, a handful of countries have also spotted cases of monkeypox in children under 18 years old.

The CDC's European counterpart tallied at least five cases on Wednesday. Authorities in Spain's capital announced on Wednesday that they had detected a case in a 7-month-old baby who likely caught the virus from their parents.

In the Netherlands, doctors reported they were unable to identify how a boy under 10 years old had caught the virus. No secondary cases were identified from the infection.