Monkeypox outbreak: Ex-FDA chief Gottlieb believes that more cases would be found if testing was expanded beyond just that community. His comments come days after the US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) declared a public health emergency over the virus last week.
Monkeypox cases are on the rise in India and abroad. It is very important to know about the infection so that you can keep yourself and those around you safe from the outbreak.
Media reports also indicated the number of vaccination requests had by late Monday surpassed 600 and was still on the rise.
How does Monkeypox spread and who are at maximum risk of getting infected? If you are looking for answers to these questions, here's what experts have to say.
Monkeypox: The two cases were detected in a 35-year-old male and a 31-year-old male from UAE. Both the cases had no traces of sexual contact.
Unlike Covid, monkeypox isn't a respiratory disease; and the test for Covid targeted the nose and mouth. Monkeypox, on the other hand, is manifested as painful, blister-like sores, and other symptoms like fever and muscle aches.
Monkeypox: 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: The 29-year-old patient, a resident of Nava Nagna village in Jamnagar district, is currently admitted to a special ward created in the city-based GG Hospital, said Dr Nandini Desai, dean of the MP Shah Government Medical College attached with the hospital.
The ministry guidelines state that human-to-human transmission occurs primarily through large respiratory droplets generally requiring prolonged close contact.
Monkeypox spread through close contact of mucosa or non-intact skin with infectious material, or large respiratory droplets during prolonged face-to-face contact.
Delhi Monkeypox: She is the first woman in the country to test positive for monkeypox which manifests itself with fever, skin lesions and swollen lymph nodes.
The World Health Organisation has declared monkeypox a global health emergency amid a global outbreak of the disease. As for Japan's supply of the smallpox vaccine, the ministry said it is currently sufficient.
In India, a 22-year-old youth from Kerala died last week reportedly due to monkeypox. According to media reports, he returned to the state on July 21 from the UAE.
Monkeypox: There are two types of monkeypox virus- West African and Congo Basin. It is reported that the infection spreading at this time is from the West African type.
Monkeypox virus: The health ministry said that anyone can catch the virus if they have had prolonged or repeated contact with an infected individual.
Monkeypox: Eight cases of monkeypox have been reported so far in India, Union Health Minister Mansukh Madaviya said earlier in the day.
Monkeypox: Twenty of these rooms have been set up at the Lok Nayak Jai Prakash Narayan (LNJP) Hospital.
Monkeypox in Delhi: This is the third case of viral disease in the national capital. The first monkeypox patient was discharged on Monday night.
Monkeypox cases in India: Yesterday, Kerala confirmed that samples of a 22-year-old man, who died on July 30, tested positive, making him India's first monkeypox-related fatality.
Some patients are getting confused and misinterpret chickenpox with monkeypox. The patient may determine whether they have monkeypox or not by understanding the sequence and the onset of symptoms.
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