Its currently not known whether monkeypox can be spread through semen or vaginal fluids.
Mouth-to-skin contact could cause transmission where the skin of mouth lesions are present.Īvoid having close contact with anyone who has symptoms. Monkeypox rashes are sometimes found on genitals and in the mouth, which is likely to contribute to transmission during sexual contact. Monkeypox can spread through close skin-to-skin contact during sex, including kissing, touching, oral and penetrative sex with someone who has symptoms.
Clothing, bedding, towels or objects like eating utensils that have been contaminated with the virus from contact with an infected person can also infect others. The rash, bodily fluids (such as fluid, pus or blood from skin lesions) and scabs are particularly infectious. You can catch monkeypox through close physical contact with someone who has symptoms.
