Monkeypox: A looming concern for children?

摘要: Several countries around the world have followed the growing number of monkeypox (MPX) cases with concern, as they are still very sensitive to fears of a new tragic pandemic, as was the case with COVID-19. This alarm has been prolonged since May 2022 [1, 2], when the current outbreaks of the disease were observed in several countries outside the area normally associated with the circulation of the causative virus, monkeypox virus (MPXV). MPXV has been known to the scientific community since 1958 [3], and infections in humans since the 1970s [1]. The virus has doublestranded DNA as its genetic material and is transmitted via large respiratory droplets that travel some distance in the air, in addition to direct contact with skin lesions [1]. There is no confirmation of sexual transmission although recent data show a higher frequency among young men who have sex with men [2]. Could this high association with …