Answering your monkeypox questions

North Carolina health officials are moving to get ahead of monkeypox spread, with disease education and vaccine distribution.

According to North Carolina's monkeypox dashboard, the state had at least 38 confirmed cases of the virus as of Tuesday morning. Mecklenburg County Public Health reports at least 18 of those cases are in the county.

While the urgency to prevent further outbreaks is high, the CDC still classifies monkeypox as low risk to the general population, with cases generally rare.