The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has raised its warning level on monkeypox and is urging travelers to wear masks.

The Daily Wire reports:

Monkeypox symptoms often start out like the flu, but soon after contracting the virus sufferers get a rash and swollen bumps on their body and face, as well as swelling of lymph nodes. The bumps can turn into lesions and leave permanent severe scarring.

“Cases of monkeypox have been reported in Europe, North America, South America, Africa, Asia, and Australia,” the CDC wrote in its alert. “Some cases were reported among men who have sex with men. Some cases were also reported in people who live in the same household as an infected person.”

But the World Health Organization (WHO) said this week that there had been no deaths from the virus so far. “As of 2 June 2022, there have been no deaths associated within the current monkeypox outbreak in non-endemic countries, however, cases and deaths continue to be reported from endemic countries,” the agency said on Saturday.

In its warning, the CDC advised that “Anyone with a rash that looks like monkeypox should talk to their healthcare provider, even if they don’t think they had contact with someone who has monkeypox.”