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Published June 1, 2022, 6:37 p.m.
Updated June 1, 2022 6:40 p.m.
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Quebec’s health department says 52 cases of monkeypox have been confirmed in the province.
Health officials said in a tweet late Wednesday that the number of confirmed cases was as of Tuesday, compared to 25 cases reported a week earlier.
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Monkeypox is a rare disease that comes from the same family of viruses that causes smallpox, which the World Health Organization declared eradicated worldwide in 1980.
Monkeypox is not usually easily spread among humans and is transmitted through prolonged close contact through respiratory droplets, direct contact with skin lesions or body fluids, or through contaminated clothing or bedding.
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Health officials say people suspected of having the virus, as well as those living under one roof, must be isolated.
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They should also wear a mask, cover their lesions and avoid sharing clothes, bedding or utensils with others.
The province began administering doses of the Imvamune measles vaccine last week, reserved for close contacts at high risk of developing the disease.
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