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How to Protect Yourself
Updated July 29, 2022
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Take the following steps to prevent getting monkeypox:
Learn more about how you can lower your risk of getting monkeypox during sex or at a social gathering.
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Page last reviewed: July 29, 2022
https://www.cdc.gov/poxvirus/monkeypox/prevention/protect-yourself.html
Updated July 29, 2022
Take the following steps to prevent getting monkeypox:
- Avoid close, skin-to-skin contact with people who have a rash that looks like monkeypox.
- Do not touch the rash or scabs of a person with monkeypox.
- Do not kiss, hug, cuddle or have sex with someone with monkeypox.
- Avoid contact with objects and materials that a person with monkeypox has used.
- Do not share eating utensils or cups with a person with monkeypox.
- Do not handle or touch the bedding, towels, or clothing of a person with monkeypox.
- Wash your hands often with soap and water or use an alcohol-based hand sanitizer, especially before eating or touching your face and after you use the bathroom.
Learn more about how you can lower your risk of getting monkeypox during sex or at a social gathering.
Related Pages
Page last reviewed: July 29, 2022
https://www.cdc.gov/poxvirus/monkeypox/prevention/protect-yourself.html