What causes monkeypox virus infection

Most monkeypox virus infections are caused by scratches, bites or blood system infections that occur during human contact with animals, and are mainly transmitted between humans through close contact, but can also be transmitted through droplet transmission, and contact with items contaminated with the virus may also be infected. Monkeypox is a viral disease caused by monkeypox virus infection, the main clinical manifestations of fever, rash, lymph node swelling. The disease is predominantly endemic in Central and West Africa.2022 Since May, monkeypox cases have been reported in some nonendemic countries, and community transmission exists. The spread of monkeypox virus infection can occur directly when people are bitten and scratched by animals carrying the virus or when direct contact with open wounds occurs. At the same time, part of the monkeypox virus can also be spread through the respiratory droplets to achieve the effect of spread, so the virus infection and contagious. If you want to avoid monkeypox virus infection, you need to do a good job of personal protection measures, try to avoid close contact with animals carrying the virus, and in the process of contact activities also need to do a good job of personal body surface cleaning, try to do a good job of open wound protection.