What is monkeypox, and how can you stay safe while it spreads? - CNN

Monkeypox spreads through close contact, according to the CDC. That includes direct physical contact with lesions as well as "respiratory secretions" shared through face-to-face interaction, and touching objects that have been contaminated by monkeypox lesions or fluids. The virus may also pass to a fetus through the placenta...

https://www.cnn.com/2022/07/14/health/monkeypox-questions-update/index.html