Mpox: Arizona reports case involving a new type of the virus

contexts close sexual or intimate contact, and contaminated objects (fomites).

In comparison, the factsheet states that Clade II of Mpox is mostly transmitted through same-sex sexual contact.

As for the mortality rate for the virus, the factsheet states it ranges from 1% to 10% for Clade I, and from less than 1% to 4% for Clade II.

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