Monkeypox cases are popping up in Northeast Ohio, with 18 cases confirmed in Cleveland, and two cases in Lorain County.

However, experts say people should not panic about monkeypox turning into another COVID pandemic situation.

“We certainly need to be vigilant, but we do not need to be fearful. This is not COVID 2.0,” Dr. Amy Edwards, pediatric infectious disease specialist with University Hospitals (UH), said. According to health experts, the monkeypox virus spreads most commonly through close, skin-to-skin contact.

“It is not a sexually transmitted disease, it is however a disease that is transmitted by close contact, which would include sex, but would also include hugging and other things,” Edwards said.

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