The British newspaper “Daily Mail” revealed that New York state health officials fear that returning to schools this fall will lead to an increase in monkeypox infections among children, as it was revealed that a child was infected in the state.
The newspaper said that the data showed that at least 9 cases were discovered in children in the United States, and the figures revealed that America has confirmed 14,115 cases of monkeypox virus so far.
New York officials revealed the first confirmed case of monkeypox in children, as parents prepare to send their children back to school in the coming weeks.
The newspaper pointed out that the unnamed child lives in upstate New York, not in New York City – which has emerged as the epicenter of the outbreak in the country. Officials said the child was under 18 years old, but did not reveal how he contracted the virus.
The newspaper added, experts are concerned about the infection of children with the virus, because many studies show that they are more likely to develop serious diseases than adults, and at least 9 cases of infection have been confirmed in the United States in children under the age of ten so far.
America has confirmed 14,115 cases of monkeypox, according to the latest data released Thursday by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). There have been no deaths in the United States so far, and the largest outbreaks are in New York, California and Florida.
New York Health reported the child’s case in its weekly monkeypox update, saying the child was under 18, and the majority of cases in the state have been confirmed among people aged 25 to 39, about 6 out of 10 cases are gays.
The newspaper said that while the virus is not only spread through sex, sexual contact is believed to be responsible for the vast majority of transmission of cases so far, and there are growing concerns that the outbreak of the disease, which has been recorded mostly among gays, may be transmitted between other groups including So young.
A child infected with monkeypox
The newspaper pointed out that monkeypox can be spread by any type of physical touch, such as contact with infectious lesions of another patient, and by touching crusts that the infected patient left on bedding or clothing, and health officials say that children are infected through this way, mostly. By coming into contact with an infected patient in their home, this could increase the return of school this fall, leading to increased contact between children and other adults, adding that colleges, many of which have already reopened for the new semester, are already suffering from the outbreak.
A case was already confirmed on the main campus of Pennsylvania State University before term began there this week, raising fears that the virus could spread to the student community.
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