MONKEYPOX PREVENTION
Dengue, monkeypox, abnormal Covid-19 vaccine coverage: Health threats which are in store in 2024
New health threats are plaguing 2024, with the emergence of the JN. 1 coronavirus strain, mosquito carrier diseases, monkeypox, as well as climate change. Here’s everything to know about health threats in 2024
2022 saw the rise of multiple viral infections that are here to stay
With a looming threat of Covid-19 infection again to grab the country, the year 2022 has come to an end. After China and some other nations started reporting surge in the Covid cases, the Health Ministry came into action with several preventive measures and RT-PCR tests made mandatory for those coming from five countries.
WHO to use 'mpox' for monkeypox to tackle stigma
The WHO launched a public consultation process to find a new name for the disease earlier this year and received more than 200 proposals. The United States, which was among the countries and bodies supporting the name change, welcomed the announcement.
Delhi Monkeypox tally climbs to nine after Nigerian tests positive for virus
The latest data available on the US Centres for Disease Control and Prevention website is over 28, 000 Monkeypox cases have been confirmed in the US, with six deaths and 75,568 global cases.
Don't touch foreigners to reduce monkeypox risk, says senior Chinese health official
A senior Chinese health official advised people to avoid physical contact with foreigners to prevent possible monkeypox infection after the first known case of the virus on mainland China was reported on Friday.
Top Chinese epidemiologist asks citizens not to touch foreigners to avoid monkeypox, faces backlash
China on Friday reported its first case of monkeypox in Chongqing city after a person who arrived from abroad developed rashes while in COVID-19 quarantine. Following this, China's top epidemiologist Wu Zunyou warned citizens not to have skin contact with foreigners and recent returnees from abroad to avoid contracting the disease.
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Delhi reports 8th monkeypox case as 30-yr-old Nigerian woman tests positive; India's tally rises to 13
According to the sources, another person suspected to be suffering from monkeypox has also been admitted to the Delhi government-run hospital.
Experts question reliance on monkeypox vaccine with little data, short supply
WHO estimates 10 million doses will be needed to protect the people at highest risk, with a current focus on certain men who have sex with men and contacts of people infected. Other experts say an equitable global response would also prioritise an undetermined number of high-risk people in the 11 countries in Africa where monkeypox has been a public health problem for years.
Pets must be isolated from people infected with monkeypox: WHO
People infected with monkeypox must isolate their pets, said an official from the World Health Organization, after a report showed the first-ever case of human-to-dog transmission of the virus in France.
Monkeypox can spread to pet dogs, doctors report
Monkeypox infections have been detected in rodents and other wild animals, which can spread the virus to humans. But the authors called it the first report of monkeypox infection in a domesticated animal like a dog or cat.
New report reveals humans with monkeypox can infect their pet dogs. Here's how to protect your furry friend!
The men said that they had been careful to keep their pet away from other animals or humans from the start of their own symptoms.
Cause for concern: Monkeypox can become endemic but here's how we can contain the outbreak
There are a number of reasons the current outbreak is so concerning.
Monkeypox is a health emergency now. Where could it spread next and who is at risk? Explained
Last month, the World Health Organization declared monkeypox a global public health emergency.
Monkeypox health emergency explained. A look at protective measures & treatment
Monkeypox spreads primarily via intimate skin-to-skin contact.
US declares public health emergency over monkeypox outbreak
The announcement will free up money and other resources to fight the virus, which may cause fever, body aches, chills, fatigue and pimple-like bumps on many parts of the body.
Monkeypox virus: Do's, don'ts and types. Read details here
The West African Monkeypox virus is on the rise among people. Read on to know the dos and don'ts to save yourself from contracting the virus.
Dos and don'ts to prevent monkeypox
The 'Guidelines on Management of Monkeypox Disease' issued by the Centre stated that any person of any age having a history of travel to affected countries within the last 21 days presenting with an unexplained acute rash and symptoms like swollen lymph nodes, fever, headaches, body aches and profound weakness is to be considered a 'suspected case'.
Rectal pain & penile swelling new symptoms of monkeypox, doctors suggest isolation for 3 weeks
A BMJ study said that these symptoms are different from those during the previous outbreak.
California governor declares monkeypox emergency
Govrnor Gavin Newsom said the declaration will help the state coordinate a government-wide response, seek more vaccines and lead outreach and education efforts on where people can get treatment and vaccines. “We’ll continue to work with the federal government to secure more vaccines, raise awareness about reducing risk, and stand with the LGBTQ community fighting stigmatization," Newsom said in a statement announcing his declaration.
US monkeypox cases spike to 5,189
The total number of monkeypox cases in the US has increased to 5,189 as of Saturday, according to the latest update by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). So far the US has the world's highest tally of monkeypox cases.
India's first monkeypox patient recovers, to be discharged today
The patient, who had come from abroad and was hospitalised after showing symptoms of monkeypox, tested positive for the disease on July 14. As it was the first case of monkeypox in the country, tests were conducted twice at an interval of 72 hours as per the instructions of the National Institute of Virology.
Monkeypox now a 'global health emergency'. Rashes, headaches & sore throat common signs; good hygiene can stop spread
The illness typically lasts for 2-4 weeks & generally goes away with oral medicines.
International travellers with monkeypox symptoms to be sent to LNJP Hospital from Delhi airport: Sources
The Delhi government on Monday asked district authorities and officials concerned to adhere to the Centre's guidelines on management of the infection, which also state that referral arrangements from airport/port to identified link hospital need to be established or strengthened.
Delhi: LG Saxena reviews Monkeypox situation, asks 'people not to panic'
Delhi has reported the first case of Monkeypox in a 31-year-old man with no travel history, said Dr Suresh Kumar, Medical Director, Lok Nayak Jai Prakash Narayan (LNJP) Hospital on Sunday.
Monkeypox virus spreading since 2017, had undergone 47 mutations since then, says study
The good news is that researchers have found that the existing viruses are less fit than the 2017 ones.
Covid vaccine doesn't cause monkeypox: Busting common myths about this ailment
Monkeypox was given its name because it was first discovered in a group of macaques in 1958
Monkeypox: WHO outlines five preventive measures to stop human-to-human transmission
A zoonosis disease, which is transmitted from animals to humans, monkeypox is an orthopoxvirus that causes a disease with symptoms similar, but less severe, to smallpox. According to World Health Organization (WHO), while smallpox was eradicated in 1980, monkeypox continues to occur in countries of Central and West Africa.
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