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Frequently Asked Questions on Mpox
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The following guide answers your most frequently asked questions on Mpox.
Mpox is a virus that spreads from person to person through direct close contact (skin-to- skin) and or with infected lesions, skin blisters, body fluids.
There are 2 known subtypes (clades) of mpox: clade I and clade II. The type of Mpox transmission that infected gbMSM in 2022-2023 is clade llb. In 2025-2026 there are reported cases of clade lb.
Information on Mpox vaccine clinics via Toronto Public Health Clinics can be found here.
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