Contacts of monkeypox cases with the highest risk of exposure should self-isolate for 21 days, according to latest government guidance - but the public is being advised the virus is unlikely to lead to any widespread disruption to their daily lives.
Monkeypox is a"particularly nasty virus" and it is"important we get it under control" - but it only poses a"very low" threat to the wider public and is not likely to bring disruption in the way COVID has, a health expert has told Sky News.
He said:"There's a lot of community transmission, so that's concerning. It is a particularly nasty virus, but I think I would stress at this point it's not COVID - infectious diseases do behave very differently. Asked why most of the cases in the UK are among gay and bisexual men, Dr Head said:"So that's presumably where the index case was - the first case."Monkeypox requires very close contact to transmit, this can be via respiratory aerosols, often it's also via skin-to-skin contact, so the very notable blisters and rashes you get as a skin presentation, you can transmit via touching those.
"Again, the difference with COVID-19 is that we have these tools - we also have existing knowledge on how to stop monkeypox outbreaks.
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