Tag: mpox disease

Philippines Confirms 2 New Mpox Cases, Says They Are “Milder Variant”

August 26, 2024 admin

The disease caused by the monkeypox leads to flu-like symptoms and pus-filled lesions (Representational). Manila: The Philippines has confirmed two more mpox virus infections of the milder clade 2 variety, its health ministry said Monday, bringing the number of active cases to three. “We continue to see local transmission of mpox clade II here in…

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Mpox is not the new COVID, says WHO official

August 20, 2024 admin

Photo taken for illustration purpose onluy. | Photo Credit: Reuters A World Health Organization official stressed on Tuesday that mpox, regardless of whether it is the new or old strain, is not the new COVID, as authorities know how to control its spread. “We can and must tackle mpox together,” said Hans Kluge, WHO regional…

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The ‘genomic accordion’ mpox viruses use to evolve, infect humans

April 22, 2024 admin

Poxviruses have long been a cause of fear as well as curiosity for humankind. One particularly infamous poxvirus, smallpox, alone may have killed more than 500 million people in the last century. Smallpox didn’t discriminate between rich, poor, young, old, and killed a third of the individuals whom it infected. The turning point came with…

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