Articles for Monkeypox Spread

Pictured: Monkeypox patient whose nose started to rot
2 years, 4 months ago

Pictured: Monkeypox patient whose nose started to rot

Daily Mail  

A monkeypox patient's nose started to rot in one of the most shocking cases documented in the current outbreak. A 40-year-old monkeypox patient's nose started to rot off because of an undiagnosed HIV infection in Germany, doctors claim His white blood cell count was as low as someone whose condition had progressed to AIDS, they said. Professor Paul Hunter, a …

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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 …

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Monkeypox: The myths, misconceptions — and facts — about how you catch it
2 years, 5 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 …

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How monkeypox has spread to almost every American state
2 years, 5 months ago

How monkeypox has spread to almost every American state

Daily Mail  

Monkeypox has now been detected in almost every U.S. state as cases reached the 6,326 mark across 48 states, the District and Columbia and Puerto Rico — with only Montana and Wyoming not having logged an infection, official figures revealed today. There is mounting concern that monkeypox — which spreads via physical touch — could already be transmitting into more …

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How can you get monkeypox and should you be worried? Our medical analyst explains
2 years, 5 months ago

How can you get monkeypox and should you be worried? Our medical analyst explains

CNN  

CNN — Monkeypox is spreading in the United States and around the world. The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is reportingmore than 6,600 infections, just two months after monkeypox was first detected in this outbreak, and on Thursday, the Biden administration officially declared monkeypox to be a public health emergency in the United States. To help us better …

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Time for vigilance: The Hindu Editorial on monkeypox cases in India
2 years, 5 months ago

Time for vigilance: The Hindu Editorial on monkeypox cases in India

The Hindu  

India reported its first laboratory-confirmed, imported case of monkeypox virus when a 35-year-old man in Kerala’s capital tested positive. Since then, the virus has spread to over 63 countries — Europe has reported 8,238 cases from 35 countries as of July 12, and the U.S., 1,470 cases as of July 14. While a few rave parties in Spain and Belgium …

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Monkeypox: Is enough being done to stop its global spread?
2 years, 5 months ago

Monkeypox: Is enough being done to stop its global spread?

Al Jazeera  

On Monday, July 11 at 19:30 GMT: Global cases of monkeypox have risen to more than 8,000 in at least 57 countries, according to the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Because new cases are predominantly affecting gay and bisexual men, health officials are worried that social stigma will hamper efforts to trace and contain the disease as people …

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Monkeypox can spread to pregnant women and children? Here's what we know
2 years, 6 months ago

Monkeypox can spread to pregnant women and children? Here's what we know

India TV News  

Monkeypox spread has raised concern among health officials around the world. The World Health Organisation has also expressed concern as the recent monkeypox outbreak has spread to vulnerable people, including children, pregnant women and those with weak immune systems. I am concerned about sustained transmission because it would suggest that the virus is establishing itself and it could move into …

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WHO: Monkeypox won't turn into pandemic, but many unknowns
2 years, 7 months ago

WHO: Monkeypox won't turn into pandemic, but many unknowns

The Hindu  

The World Health Organization's top monkeypox expert said she doesn't expect the hundreds of cases reported to date to turn into another pandemic, but acknowledged there are still many unknowns about the disease, including how exactly it's spreading and whether the suspension of mass smallpox immunisation decades ago may somehow be speeding its transmission. “It's very important to describe this …

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Sex, rashes and outbreaks: A rational guide to the monkeypox risk in California
2 years, 7 months ago

Sex, rashes and outbreaks: A rational guide to the monkeypox risk in California

LA Times  

The hands of a monkeypox patient in the Democratic Republic of the Congo in 1997. Some of those believed to have monkeypox in the U.S. had traveled at the end of April and showed their first symptoms in early May, “so that precedes some of the festivals I think that you’re referencing that happens in mid-May in Europe,” McQuiston said …

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Anyone can get monkeypox, but CDC warns LGBTQ community about ‘greater chance’ of exposure now
2 years, 7 months ago

Anyone can get monkeypox, but CDC warns LGBTQ community about ‘greater chance’ of exposure now

CNN  

CNN — Anyone can get or spread monkeypox, but a “notable fraction of cases” in the latest global outbreak are happening among gay and bisexual men, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Monday. “Some groups may have a greater chance of exposure right now, but by no means is the current risk of exposure to monkeypox exclusively …

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Monkeypox vs smallpox: Expert on similarities and differences between the two
2 years, 7 months ago

Monkeypox vs smallpox: Expert on similarities and differences between the two

Hindustan Times  

Several cases of monkeypox, the rare viral zoonotic disease, have been identified in various parts of the world - many European countries, US, Canada, Australia - ever since the first case related to the current spread was found in the UK on May 7. Monkeypox is similar to smallpox, but is a milder form caused by the monkeypox virus, which …

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2 more cases of monkeypox virus confirmed in England
2 years, 7 months ago

2 more cases of monkeypox virus confirmed in England

The Hindu  

Two individuals have been diagnosed with the monkeypox virus in London, the UK Health Security Agency confirmed on Saturday. “We have confirmed two new monkeypox cases in England that are not linked to the case announced on May 7,” said Dr. Colin Brown, UKHSA Director of Clinical and Emerging Infections. “UKHSA and NHS have well-established and robust infection control procedures …

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Explained | What is the Monkeypox virus and how is it transmitted?
2 years, 7 months ago

Explained | What is the Monkeypox virus and how is it transmitted?

The Hindu  

The story so far: The United Kingdom health authorities recently confirmed a case of the monkeypox virus in an individual who recently travel to the U.K. from Nigeria. Past cases and outbreaks Since 1970, monkeypox cases have been recorded in 11 African countries including the ​​Central African Republic, DRC, Gabon, Ivory Coast, Liberia, Nigeria, and South Sudan. In 2017, Nigeria …

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