CDC Ramps Up Monkeypox Alert , to Level 2 .<br />The Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) raised the level of alert concerning monkeypox on June 6.<br />Known global cases of the virus have exceeded 1,000 across 29 countries.<br />An alert level of three, the highest level, would recommend against travel that is non-essential.<br />The agency is encouraging the public to “practice enhanced precautions” to curb the spread of the virus.<br />New guidance issued from the CDC recommends that individuals avoid close contact with other infected people and infected animals.<br />According to reporting on the new guidance, those with visible skin legions could be more infectious. .<br />According to the World Health Organization, the virus has been circulating undetected for “weeks, months or possibly a couple of years.”.<br />Experts say that the ease of international travel is likely a significant reason as to why the virus has spread.<br />Diseases that were locally spread are now able to make their way across countries and continents much more easily, Professor Eyal Leshem, Sheba Medical Center, <br />via CNBC.<br />Meanwhile, interaction between humans and animals has <br />also amplified. , Professor Eyal Leshem, Sheba Medical Center, <br />via CNBC.<br />Experts also say that climate change has likely played a role in the speed at which the virus has spread.<br />Climate change has forced some animals into closer contact with humans, you will see more of these types of diseases, Professor Eyal Leshem, Sheba Medical Center, <br />via CNBC.<br />Monkeypox infections are considered rare and the threat to the general public remains low.<br />Symptoms of the virus include headache, fever, swelling, back-pain, and muscle ache
