Monkeypox is usually spread from person to personthrough close contactwith body fluids or large respiratory droplets. Kissing, sex, and other intimate contact is the usual way the virus travels, but it can spread through coughing and sneezing. If that becomes the main mode of transmission, monk...
The two vaccines contain live virus. ACAM2000 is given by pricking the skin. A small lesion may form, and the virus can grow on it. (This causes the telltale scar of a smallpox vaccine.) Before it heals, the virus could spread to other parts of body or to other people. If you g...
Neurologic Effects of Monkeypox Virus Remain Mild What to Look for and How to Treatdoi:10.1097/01.nt.0000853364.29078.9fD. HurleyNeurology Today
The Biden administration declared monkeypox a public health emergency as cases in the U.S. topped 6,600. Here's what that means for the outbreak.
historically observed in endemic countries have generated important questions about the evolution of the virus, presentation and spread of disease. Public messaging about what to do if one comes in contact with the virus is, therefore, especially critical during this time. How is monkeypox diagnosed...
Monkeypox is caused by a virus that, despite periodic outbreaks, isnot thought to spread easily from person to personand historicallyhas not spurred long chains of transmission within communities. Now, many researchers are left scratching their heads as to why monkeypox seems to be propagating so...
Victoria has recorded its first case of monkeypox in a returned overseas traveler who had visited the UK where there is a small outbreak of the virus. He remains in isolation with mild symptoms. For symptoms and to find out more visit:https://t.co/UL65RdsOnnpic.twitter.com/6idDNwNwAL ...
The monkeypoxvirusis rarely fatal, with over 99% ofinfected peoplelikely to survive. Monkeypox can spread when a person comes into contact with the virus from an infected animal, infected person, or materials contaminated with the virus, per the CDC. ...
Monkeypox has been around in a dozen African countries for decades, but in contrast to previous outbreaks on the continent, the virus is now predominantly spread throughsexual activity. Some 99 percent of US cases have so far been among men who have sex with men (MSM). ...
European and American health authorities have identified a number of cases monkeypox in recent days, mostly in young men. Here's what to know about the virus, what the symptoms are and more.