Mint Explainer: Can Covid lessons help fight monkeypox?
2 years, 4 months ago

Mint Explainer: Can Covid lessons help fight monkeypox?

Live Mint  

Just as a Covid-weary world has resumed its routine, another viral outbreak threatens to engulf the world. Here’s what the WHO says: “The virus does not only spread through sexual contact, but also through any form of close contact with someone who is infectious. The virus can also spread from mother to the foetus during pregnancy, or from a parent with monkeypox to an infant or child during close contact. The WHO says pieces of DNA from the monkeypox virus have been found in semen, but it is not yet known whether infection can spread through semen, vaginal fluids, amniotic fluids, breastmilk or blood. Monkeypox can spread to people when they come into physical contact with an infected animal, as seen in West and Central Africa.

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Netherlands offers free monkeypox vaccinations to people at increased risk
1 year, 7 months ago

Netherlands offers free monkeypox vaccinations to people at increased risk

NL Times  

People who are more likely to contract monkeypox can get vaccinated for free from now on. "Gay and bisexual men and trans people who have not been vaccinated before and who know for themselves that they are more likely to contract a monkeypox infection can make an appointment with their GGD from today," Soa Aids Netherlands said on Monday, referring …

‘Substantial’ pre-symptomatic monkeypox spread found
2 years, 1 month ago

‘Substantial’ pre-symptomatic monkeypox spread found

The Hindu  

There is now more evidence for pre-symptomatic transmission of monkeypox virus. Pre-symptomatic transmission of monkeypox virus will mean that many infections cannot be prevented by simply isolating people showing symptoms. Detailed study The contact tracing study of 2,746 individuals who tested positive for the monkeypox virus in the U.K. between May 6 and August 1, 2022 has linked data on …

Scientists find evidence of 'substantial' transmission of monkeypox before symptoms appear
2 years, 1 month ago

Scientists find evidence of 'substantial' transmission of monkeypox before symptoms appear

The Hindu  

Scientists have found evidence to show that the monkeypox virus can spread from an infected person up to four days before they even start exhibiting symptoms of the disease, a new study has claimed. The researchers behind the study estimated that 53% of the transmission of monkeypox occurred in this pre-symptomatic phase, meaning that many infections cannot be prevented by …

Lab in Maryland plans to create hybrid monkeypox strain more contagious and lethal
2 years, 2 months ago

Lab in Maryland plans to create hybrid monkeypox strain more contagious and lethal

Daily Mail  

But it comes amid growing concern about virus manipulation research in labs The aim of the project is to spur the development of better drugs for humans They will attempt to make currently dominant clade more lethal and infect mice NIAID research will see experts swap genes between two monkeypox strains A Government laboratory in Maryland plans to make the …

China’s monkeypox shot will target the actual virus
2 years, 2 months ago

China’s monkeypox shot will target the actual virus

Hindustan Times  

China has started work on a monkeypox vaccine using virus taken directly from a patient, marking a departure from the western approach of repurposing an existing shot as it seeks to counter incursions from elsewhere in the world. China National Biotec Group, a vaccine-making subsidiary of the state-owned pharmaceutical company Sinopharm, said it successfully isolated the monkeypox virus and started …

China’s monkeypox advisory warns its citizens not to touch foreigners
2 years, 3 months ago

China’s monkeypox advisory warns its citizens not to touch foreigners

Hindustan Times  

BEIJING The Chinese Centre for Disease Control and Prevention has warned citizens not to touch foreigners after the first monkeypox case was detected on Friday in the southwestern city of Chongqing in China. Wu wrote that China’s Covid-19 restrictions on international travel and tight border checks had prevented the spread of monkeypox until the first case “slipped through the net”. …

As monkeypox drops in the West, still no vaccines for Africa
2 years, 3 months ago

As monkeypox drops in the West, still no vaccines for Africa

Associated Press  

ABUJA, Nigeria — With monkeypox cases subsiding in Europe and parts of North America, many scientists say now is the time to prioritize stopping the virus in Africa. “Nothing has changed for us here, the focus is all on monkeypox in the West,” said Placide Mbala, a virologist who directs the global health research department at Congo’s Institute of Biomedical …

New sub-lineages of monkeypox virus emerge
2 years, 3 months ago

New sub-lineages of monkeypox virus emerge

The Hindu  

Monkeypox was a neglected disease until early this year, with few reports on cases, and that too from travellers, though the disease was endemic in Central and Eastern Africa for many years. As of September 2022, over 50,000 cases of monkeypox virus infections have been reported from over 99 countries. Declining in Europe Despite an increase in the number of …

Texas records first US death from monkeypox
2 years, 3 months ago

Texas records first US death from monkeypox

Daily Mail  

How do you catch monkeypox? Until this worldwide outbreak, monkeypox was usually spread by infected rodents — including rats, mice and even squirrels — in west and central Africa. But when a case is suspected doctors send samples to their local health authorities to be tested for orthopox viruses — the family of viruses that includes monkeypox and smallpox. The …

Monkeypox is rare in children, but K-12 schools are preparing for possible cases
2 years, 4 months ago

Monkeypox is rare in children, but K-12 schools are preparing for possible cases

CNN  

CNN — An elementary student in Georgia has tested positive for monkeypox, raising questions about how concerned schools should be about the small risk of the virus spreading among children as they head back to class. Amid back-to-school season and an ongoing global outbreak of monkeypox, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention emphasizes in guidance for K-12 schools …

Study shows monkeypox virus can stay on common household items: US govt
2 years, 4 months ago

Study shows monkeypox virus can stay on common household items: US govt

India Today  

A new study on monkeypox by the US disease control body Centers for Disease Control and Prevention suggests that the virus can linger on many common household objects for several days despite regular disinfecting. The CDC suggested that people visiting the home of someone with monkeypox should protect themselves by wearing a well-fitting mask, avoiding touching possibly contaminated surfaces, maintaining …

Penn State University student tests positive for monkeypox
2 years, 4 months ago

Penn State University student tests positive for monkeypox

Daily Mail  

How do you catch monkeypox? Until this worldwide outbreak, monkeypox was usually spread by infected rodents — including rats, mice and even squirrels — in west and central Africa. But when a case is suspected doctors send samples to their local health authorities to be tested for orthopox viruses — the family of viruses that includes monkeypox and smallpox. The …

There's a bit of good news about monkeypox. Is it because of the vaccine?
2 years, 4 months ago

There's a bit of good news about monkeypox. Is it because of the vaccine?

NPR  

There's a bit of good news about monkeypox. Sponsor Message Some health officials credit the monkeypox vaccine – and its quick rollout – as the key factor that's slowing the spread of the virus in the U.K. "Over 25,000 have been vaccinated with the smallpox vaccine, as part of the strategy to contain the monkeypox outbreak in the UK.," the …

Monkeypox can spread to pet dogs, doctors report
2 years, 4 months ago

Monkeypox can spread to pet dogs, doctors report

Hindustan Times  

Health officials are warning people who are infected with monkeypox to stay away from household pets, since the animals could be at risk of catching the virus. Monkeypox can spread to pet dogs, doctors report The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention for months has had the advice in place as monkeypox spreads in the U.S. But it gained new …

Monkeypox can spread to pet dogs, doctors report
2 years, 4 months ago

Monkeypox can spread to pet dogs, doctors report

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — Health officials are warning people who are infected with monkeypox to stay away from household pets, since the animals could be at risk of catching the virus. But it gained new attention after a report from France, published last week in the medical journal Lancet, about an Italian greyhound that caught the virus. But the authors called …

How to keep your pets safe from monkeypox — and what to do if they get it
2 years, 4 months ago

How to keep your pets safe from monkeypox — and what to do if they get it

NPR  

How to keep your pets safe from monkeypox — and what to do if they get it Enlarge this image toggle caption Richard Vogel/AP Richard Vogel/AP Monkeypox, which has more than 11,800 cases in the current U.S. outbreak, affects humans with symptoms such as fever and rash. Sponsor Message What to do with your pet if you get monkeypox If …

Italian greyhound belonging to gay couple in Paris catches monkeypox
2 years, 4 months ago

Italian greyhound belonging to gay couple in Paris catches monkeypox

Daily Mail  

How do you catch monkeypox? Until this worldwide outbreak, monkeypox was usually spread by infected rodents — including rats, mice and even squirrels — in west and central Africa. The UK Health Security Agency advises Britons to contact their sexual health clinic if they have a rash with blisters and have been in close contact with a suspected or confirmed …

Africa CDC in ‘advanced’ talks to obtain monkeypox vaccines
2 years, 4 months ago

Africa CDC in ‘advanced’ talks to obtain monkeypox vaccines

Associated Press  

NAIROBI, Kenya — Africa’s public health agency says the continent of 1.3 billion people still does not have a single dose of the monkeypox vaccine, but “very advanced discussions” are underway with at least two partners. The acting director of the Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Ahmed Ogwell, told journalists on Thursday that he could not give details, …

Explained: Can the spread of monkeypox be stopped?
2 years, 4 months ago

Explained: Can the spread of monkeypox be stopped?

India Today  

Since May, nearly 90 countries have reported more than 31,000 cases of monkeypox. Except for Africa, there is no sign of sustained monkeypox transmission beyond men who have sex with men, meaning that stopping spread among that group could effectively end the outbreak. Last week, British scientists said there were “early signs” the monkeypox cases in the U.K. — which …

Africa, where monkeypox has long been endemic, hopes finally to get its first vaccines
2 years, 4 months ago

Africa, where monkeypox has long been endemic, hopes finally to get its first vaccines

LA Times  

Amid complaints in the U.S. over the lack of monkeypox vaccine, Africa, where the disease is endemic in some areas, still doesn’t have a single dose. Africa’s public health agency says the continent of 1.3 billion people still does not have a single dose of the monkeypox vaccine, but “very advanced discussions” are underway with at least two partners. At …

EXPLAINER: Can the spread of monkeypox be stopped?
2 years, 4 months ago

EXPLAINER: Can the spread of monkeypox be stopped?

Associated Press  

LONDON — Since May, nearly 90 countries have reported more than 31,000 cases of monkeypox. Last week, British scientists said there were “early signs” the monkeypox cases in the U.K. — which once had the world’s biggest outbreak outside Africa — had peaked. WHO’s Tedros recommended that men at risk of catching monkeypox consider making “safe choices” and reducing their …

Can the spread of monkeypox be stopped?
2 years, 4 months ago

Can the spread of monkeypox be stopped?

LA Times  

Since May, nearly 90 countries have reported monkeypox, totaling more than 31,000 cases. Last week, British scientists said there were “early signs” the monkeypox cases in the U.K. — which once had the world’s biggest outbreak outside Africa — had peaked. Tedros recommended that men at risk of catching monkeypox consider making “safe choices” and reducing their sexual partners “for …

This drug could help treat monkeypox. Some patients have struggled to get it
2 years, 4 months ago

This drug could help treat monkeypox. Some patients have struggled to get it

LA Times  

Joseph Cassara suffered gruesome lesions on his cheek and chin from monkeypox. In San Francisco, David Norman said his medical provider told him “we don’t have it.” He was instead prescribed the pain medication gabapentin and sent home to isolate. Some California patients have been frustrated by obstacles to getting the treatment: Another San Francisco resident, who asked not to …

With monkeypox in the news, why are people talking about smallpox?
2 years, 4 months ago

With monkeypox in the news, why are people talking about smallpox?

LA Times  

Why are we talking about smallpox again? And the global eradication of smallpox may have created an opening for monkeypox, said Peter Hotez, co-director of the Center for Vaccine Development at Texas Children’s Hospital and dean of the National School of Tropical Medicine at Baylor College of Medicine “Monkeypox is believed to have become more prevalent after we stopped vaccinating …

How Well Do Monkeypox Vaccines Work?: An Expert Virologist Answers This and More
2 years, 4 months ago

How Well Do Monkeypox Vaccines Work?: An Expert Virologist Answers This and More

The Quint  

Monkeypox vaccines: A virologist answers 6 questions about how they work, who can get them and how well they prevent infection The Jynneos monkeypox vaccine provides strong protection against infection but is in short supply. Two vaccines are currently approved in the U.S. that can provide protection against monkeypox, the Jynneos vaccine – known as Imvamune/Imvanex in Europe – and …

Monkeypox: The myths, misconceptions — and facts — about how you catch it
2 years, 4 months ago

Monkeypox: The myths, misconceptions — and facts — about how you catch it

NPR  

Monkeypox: The myths, misconceptions — and facts — about how you catch it Enlarge this image toggle caption Eduardo Munoz/REUTERS Eduardo Munoz/REUTERS The monkeypox outbreak has grown rapidly in the U.S. Back in early July, the country had only about 500 cases. But multiple lines of evidence indicate that, during this outbreak, the primary way the virus is spreading is …

Will monkeypox become a pandemic?
2 years, 4 months ago

Will monkeypox become a pandemic?

Slate  

This story originally appeared on OpenMind, a digital magazine tackling science controversies and deceptions. But the Black Death, uniquely virulent and transmissible, burned across Europe, eastern and central Asia, the Muslim world, North Africa, and Russia for seven years. Ebola, a deadly virus spread by exposure to blood and other bodily fluids, isn’t a pandemic threat because it doesn’t have …

Monkeypox Originated in Animals. Could It Spill Back Into Them?
2 years, 4 months ago

Monkeypox Originated in Animals. Could It Spill Back Into Them?

Wired  

Two months into the international monkeypox epidemic, which so far has caused almost 6,000 infections in the United States and more than 18,000 cases worldwide, it may be old news to say that this disease has visited the US before. But it’s enough of a worry that virologists are talking about the possibility of new host species in new territory—spread …

Can monkeypox spread like Covid-19? Who is at higher risk? Expert explains
2 years, 4 months ago

Can monkeypox spread like Covid-19? Who is at higher risk? Expert explains

Live Mint  

The World Health Organisation has declared monkeypox as a global emergency as more than 75 countries where the virus is not endemic have reported outbreaks of the viral disease. The stages of monkeypox symptoms Rashes and the development of nodes in several areas of the body are the two main symptoms that set this viral infection apart from others. Severity, …

Delhi reports 4th monkeypox case, India tally at 9
2 years, 4 months ago

Delhi reports 4th monkeypox case, India tally at 9

Live Mint  

Delhi on Wednesday reported its fourth monkeypox case as a 31-year-old Nigerian woman has tested positive for the virus. The ministry advised not to wash soiled linen or laundry of patients and those of non-infected persons together, and avoid public events even if you only exhibit symptoms of the disease. The 'Guidelines on Management of Monkeypox Disease' issued by the …

Centre releases monkeypox guide
2 years, 4 months ago

Centre releases monkeypox guide

The Hindu  

During human Monkeypox outbreaks, close contact with infected persons is the most significant risk factor for Monkeypox virus infection, said the Health Ministry, on Wednesday, while releasing a one-page guide on do’s and don’ts for Monkeypox. The Ministry further said that while human-to-human transmission is known to occur primarily through large respiratory droplets generally requiring a prolonged close contact, animal-to-human …

Monkeypox: Central Govt constitutes task force to take a call on vaccination of close contacts
2 years, 4 months ago

Monkeypox: Central Govt constitutes task force to take a call on vaccination of close contacts

The Hindu  

The Central Government-constituted task force on Monkeypox will take a call on vaccinating close contacts of those who have tested positive for the virus and as of now there are no specific plans to vaccinate any segment of the population, said a senior Health Ministry official on Tuesday. “The disease is not new and nothing to panic about,” added the …

Vaccine development in focus as monkeypox tally reaches 8
2 years, 4 months ago

Vaccine development in focus as monkeypox tally reaches 8

Hindustan Times  

New Delhi: Two new cases of monkeypox—one each from Delhi and Kerala—were reported on Tuesday, taking India’s tally to eight, the health ministry said, while states separately began preparations to intensify surveillance and isolation of suspected and confirmed cases. Health experts said the government should keep a close watch on new infections Union health minister Mansukh Mandaviya separately held a …

Monkeypox: Bengaluru doc suggests dos and don'ts
2 years, 4 months ago

Monkeypox: Bengaluru doc suggests dos and don'ts

Hindustan Times  

The Karnataka government is on guard after the state had its first monkeypox scare last week. Hindustan Times spoke to Bengaluru-based Dr Gaurav Sharma, a general physician and cardiologist with over 19 years experience in medical research and new medicine development, about the virus, how to treat it, prevention, symptoms, dos and don'ts, and many more. A) The main difference …

Op-Ed: Monkeypox is not the next COVID. But it’s spreading from the same failures
2 years, 4 months ago

Op-Ed: Monkeypox is not the next COVID. But it’s spreading from the same failures

LA Times  

A protester in San Francisco, which on July 28 became the first U.S. city to declare an emergency over the virus. The recent discovery by Stanford scientists that wastewater in Palo Alto, Sacramento and other cities in the Bay Area contains monkeypox DNA means that the outbreak has gained traction in California, where Gov. Gavin Newsom declared a state of …

Monkeypox is not COVID, but need to keep a watch, says top scientist
2 years, 4 months ago

Monkeypox is not COVID, but need to keep a watch, says top scientist

The Hindu  

Monkeypox is not COVID kind of virus so there is no need for any alarm over the cases surfacing in different parts of the country. It is also “less infectious, does not spread in the air and only close proximity for a prolonged period, skin to skin contact or exchange of body fluids could lead to the infection,” said Dr. …

Monkeypox | Centre forms task force to monitor virus situation
2 years, 4 months ago

Monkeypox | Centre forms task force to monitor virus situation

The Hindu  

The Central Government has constituted a task force in the wake of monkeypox cases in India to monitor and provide guidance on the expansion of diagnostic facilities and to explore vaccination for the infection in the country. Last week, a youth in Kerala presenting monkeypox-like symptoms died, following which State Health Minister Veena George had initiated a high-level inquiry. Dr. …

Explained | What type of vaccine will work against monkeypox?
2 years, 4 months ago

Explained | What type of vaccine will work against monkeypox?

The Hindu  

The story so far: With the World Health Organization declaring monkeypox as a Public Health Emergency of International Concern and cases rising globally to around 19,179 in 78 countries as of July 27, governments around the world are initiating steps towards developing or even sourcing a vaccine against monkeypox. In 2019, the United States Food and Drugs Administration, approved the …

In race for monkeypox vaccines, experts see repeat of COVID
2 years, 4 months ago

In race for monkeypox vaccines, experts see repeat of COVID

Associated Press  

LONDON — Moves by rich countries to buy large quantities of monkeypox vaccine, while declining to share doses with Africa, could leave millions of people unprotected against a more dangerous version of the disease and risk continued spillovers of the virus into humans, public health officials are warning. Yet while monkeypox is much harder to spread than COVID-19, experts warn …

In race for monkeypox vaccines, experts see repeat of COVID-19
2 years, 4 months ago

In race for monkeypox vaccines, experts see repeat of COVID-19

The Hindu  

Moves by rich countries to buy large quantities of monkeypox vaccine, while declining to share doses with Africa, could leave millions of people unprotected against a more dangerous version of the disease and risk continued spillovers of the virus into humans, public health officials are warning. Yet while monkeypox is much harder to spread than COVID-19, experts warn that if …

Study finds current monkeypox symptoms different from those in earlier outbreaks
2 years, 4 months ago

Study finds current monkeypox symptoms different from those in earlier outbreaks

India Today  

A study published in the British Medical Journal said that symptoms of the monkeypox virus that is observed in the current outbreak have significant differences from those reported during previous outbreaks in African regions. According to the study, rectal pain and penile swelling are commonly seen in the current outbreak as compared to the previous outbreaks in the Democratic Republic …

No need to panic as monkeypox disease self-limiting, fatality rate low, say experts
2 years, 4 months ago

No need to panic as monkeypox disease self-limiting, fatality rate low, say experts

India Today  

Delhi heaved a sigh of relief after a suspected monkeypox patient who was admitted to Lok Nayak Jai Prakash Hospital tested negative on Thursday. Suspicion was there that this could be another monkeypox case,” Dr Suresh Kumar, medical director of LNJP Hospital, told India Today. However, the experts are saying that there is no need to panic when it comes …

Africa’s alone in monkeypox deaths but has no vaccine doses
2 years, 4 months ago

Africa’s alone in monkeypox deaths but has no vaccine doses

Associated Press  

NAIROBI, Kenya — Africa still does not have a single dose of the monkeypox vaccine even though it’s the only continent to have documented deaths from the disease that’s newly declared a global emergency, its public health agency announced Thursday. “Let us get vaccines onto the continent,” the acting head of the Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Ahmed …

Can monkeypox outbreak be stopped? What WHO says
2 years, 4 months ago

Can monkeypox outbreak be stopped? What WHO says

Live Mint  

Amid a surge in cases, the World Health Organization director-general Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus on Thursday said that the monkeypox outbreak can be stopped if the infected countries, communities and individuals aware themselves about the disease and take the necessary steps to stop its transmission from spreading among the people. So far, five deaths have been reported and about 10% of …

India isolates monkeypox virus, first step to vaccines
2 years, 4 months ago

India isolates monkeypox virus, first step to vaccines

Hindustan Times  

The National Institute of Virology in Pune said on Wednesday that it has successfully isolated the monkeypox virus from the clinical specimen of a patient, overcoming a key hurdle for any future vaccination plan since this now allows researchers in the country to begin working on an inoculation as well as test kits. The fluid inside skin lesions of an …

'Practice safe sex, avoid crowded areas': Experts amid monkeypox fear
2 years, 4 months ago

'Practice safe sex, avoid crowded areas': Experts amid monkeypox fear

India Today  

As the monkeypox outbreak spreads throughout the world—with the World Health Organization declaring it a global health emergency—concerns have been raised about sexual behaviour and the transmission of the virus. "Close contact with lesions, body fluids, respiratory droplets, and contaminated materials such as bedding allows the monkeypox virus to spread," says Dr Avi Kumar, Senior Consultant in Pulmonology at Fortis …

Should India be worried about monkeypox?
2 years, 4 months ago

Should India be worried about monkeypox?

Business Standard  

Monkeypox is a viral zoonosis. Gagandeep Kang, Scientist and Professor, Christian Medical College, Vellore says monkeypox virus was generally ignored as it was mostly limited to Africa. Dr Suresh Kumar, MD of Lok Nayak Jai Prakash Narayan Hospital in Delhi said the patient is currently being treated as per standard procedures and is recovering well. Even though human to human …

Can Monkeypox infections turn dangerous? Know what experts have to say
2 years, 4 months ago

Can Monkeypox infections turn dangerous? Know what experts have to say

India TV News  

The lesions and blisters caused by monkeypox virus are, although, very painful, and lead to hospitalisation, the diseases may not be as deadly as Covid-19 for the general public, health experts contended on Wednesday. Although the disease may typically start with just fever and skin lesions, if left untreated, it can get complicated "by affecting the lungs", Dr. Laxman Jessani, …

Monkeypox protection tips: Save yourself from the viral infection as India reports new cases
2 years, 4 months ago

Monkeypox protection tips: Save yourself from the viral infection as India reports new cases

India TV News  

Monkeypox cases have been reported in a total of 75 countries across the world in a span of three months. Vulnerable groups for the Monkeypox virus While currently, the monkeypox virus spreads among young adults and men with an average age 37, who have sex with men, it can also spread to more vulnerable groups, particularly in children, pregnant women, …

Monkeypox FAQs: Are tests available for diagnosis? Is the viral disease serious and fatal?
2 years, 4 months ago

Monkeypox FAQs: Are tests available for diagnosis? Is the viral disease serious and fatal?

India TV News  

Monkeypox FAQs: For the second time in recent years, World Health Organization has taken the extraordinary step of declaring Monkeypox a global emergency. Answer: Monkeypox is a zoonotic disease caused by the orthopox virus and was first described in monkeys, though the reservoirs are rodents. Answer: The infection can spread by touching an infected persons rash, scabs, body fluid, sharing …

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