Infection prevention and control of monkeypox in healthcare settings

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• Corporate Authors:
  National Center for Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious Diseases (U.S.). Division of High-Consequence Pathogens and Pathology.
• Description:
  Updated July 5, 2022
  
  Human-to-human transmission of monkeypox virus occurs by direct contact with lesion material or from exposure to respiratory secretions. Reports of human-to-human transmission describe close contact with an infectious person. Transmission in healthcare settings has been rarely described.
  
  Summary of Changes On 7/01/2022:
  
  • The Waste Management section was updated to provide more detail on the handling of waste and align with the Department of Transportation website on waste management for monkeypox patients.
  
  • Sections on management of healthcare personnel and patients with a monkeypox exposure, and visitation, were also added.
  
  
• Content Notes:
  Precautions for Preventing Monkeypox Transmission -- Patient Placement -- Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) -- Waste Management -- Environmental Infection Control -- Duration of Precautions -- Additional Resources
• Subjects:
  Cross Infection/prevention & Control Disease Transmission, Infectious/prevention & Control Health Personnel Infection Control Mpox (monkeypox)/prevention & Control
• Document Type:
  Webpage
• Collection(s):
  Stephen B. Thacker CDC Library
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:5811eefb0424af3ec46820f75d8caf972ef735930c1086fadb2ee17c63c7ffcc
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/119016/cdc_119016_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 169.43 KB ]