There are several ways of transmitting monkeypox . One of them is through direct contact with exposed people or animals.
So, can monkeypox be transmitted by shaking hands or shaking hands?This question has been widely discussed on social media. In fact, not all cases of monkeypox are transmitted through sexual intercourse.
explained that monkeypox is indeed transmitted through touch, it is possible that it can also be transmitted when shaking hands.
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"In the Covid-19 pandemic tracing , people from outside are then traced to who is close to him. This is [ monkeypox ] by touch. Unlike Covid-19, through the air [ droplets ]," he said, quoting Detik Health.
Imran said, one good step to prevent exposure to monkeypox is to implement strict health protocols. One of them is washing hands regularly.
"So PHBS is the key. Because of touch, physical touch can be of various kinds [ for example] shaking hands. As long as he washes his hands with soap, it's gone," he explained.
In fact, monkeypox can be transmitted non-sexually. This is also an answer that monkeypox is not included in the class of sexually transmitted diseases.
However, that does not mean the virus can be transmitted easily.
Infectious disease specialist at the University of California, San Francisco, Peter Chin-Hong said, to contract the virus through non-sexual routes, you may need to be exposed to the virus for a long time or be exposed to large amounts of the virus.
Chances are, it can take hours of touching a surface contaminated with the virus to become infected. Or, you should vigorously rub the skin and mucous membranes of an infected person.
"You have to brush it, like a scrub brush, to then make a scratch on your skin that monkeypox can get into ," he explains, citing NPR .
"That would then cause sores on your arm, which we haven't seen in this outbreak."
In fact, if you live with a person who is infected with monkeypox, the risk of getting this disease is also very low.
