The Kanawha-Charleston Health Department identified one probable case of monkeypox earlier this week and has tested another person suspected of having the virus. Public Health Officer Dr. Steven Eshenaur is encouraging people not to panic and to learn more about the disease.
“Monkeypox is rare and is typically not fatal,” Eshenaur explained. “It spreads mostly through close, skin-on-skin contact. It doesn’t spread easily through the air like COVID-19 does and because of this, the threat to our community is relatively low.”