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Mpox virus can spread by any skin-to-skin contact, airborne contact in proximity – like COVID-19 – and even from contaminated surfaces and objects such as bedding, clothing, and cooking utensils. (www.savethechildren.org.uk)
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[–] queermunist@lemmy.ml 5 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

It still has to get passed to a child somehow before the children can pass it to each other. There's at least some primary infection going from adults to children. Also notable, parents don't even know where they're picking up their infections - that implies infection from either surfaces or air.