Every American should 'pay attention' to the outbreak because the disease could spill over into more groups than just gay men, the head of the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) warned Thursday — as U.S. cases topped 4,600 to become the highest tally in the world.Dr Xavier Becerra, secretary of the HHS, issued the stark warning during a press briefing, adding that infections with the disease were 'painful' and could also be dangerous. He did insist it was 'absolutely' still possible for the U.S. to eliminate monkeypox.The vast majority of cases are still among gay or bisexual men, but last week America recorded its first two cases in children — in a toddler in and infant traveling through Washington D.C. — and a pregnant woman who tested positive when she was near full-term.
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