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Study Reveals Differences in Monkeypox Symptoms in UK Patients, Calls for Updated Case Definitions

The researchers looked at 54 patients who attended sexual health clinics in London, UK and were diagnosed with monkeypox during a 12 day period in May this year.

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Monkeypox Outbreak Could Become a Permanently Entrenched STI in the US, Warns Expert

The US has recorded 244 monkeypox cases to date, with another 43 spotted this weekend across 25 states and Washington DC, while the global count is near 4,000.

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WHO Considers Declaring Monkeypox a Global Emergency Amidst Concerns of Inequity

But some experts say the WHO's decision to act only after the disease spilled into the West could entrench the grotesque inequities that arose between rich and poor countries during the coronavirus pandemic.

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Monkeypox: Outbreak ‘Unusual and Concerning’, WHO To Convene Emergency Committee

The WHO published interim guidance on the use of smallpox vaccines for monkeypox.

So far this year, over 1,600 confirmed and almost 1,500 suspected cases of monkeypox have been reported to the World Health Organisation (WHO) from 39 countries.

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How To Differentiate Between Monkeypox And Smallpox? Here’s What Expert Says

It is important to note that Monkeypox has nothing specifically to do with gay or bisexual people.

Monkeypox can be spread via direct contact through wounds or body fluids, respiratory droplets (prolonged and sustained face to face contact) or even through material that has been used by the patient or the infected animal.

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Monkeypox: Govt Issues Guidelines, Stresses On Surveillance, Rapid Identification And Isolation

The guidelines proposed a surveillance strategy to rapidly identify cases and clusters of infections.

In the 'Guidelines on Management of Monkeypox Disease' issued to states and union territories, the health ministry stressed on surveillance and rapid identification of new cases as the key public health measures for outbreak containment, mandating the need to reduce the risk of human-to-human transmission.

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Monkeypox In India: Prevention And Treatment As Suspected Cases Reported In Telangana

According to the World Health Organization, over 200 cases of infection have been reported so far.

Health officials have been asked to stay on alert for people with unexplained rash. This is necessary as the cases of the zoonotic virus Monkeypox have paralyzed the world with fear.

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monkeypox

Study Reveals Differences in Monkeypox Symptoms in UK Patients, Calls for Updated Case Definitions

Monkeypox Outbreak Could Become a Permanently Entrenched STI in the US, Warns Expert

WHO Considers Declaring Monkeypox a Global Emergency Amidst Concerns of Inequity

Monkeypox: Outbreak ‘Unusual and Concerning’, WHO To Convene Emergency Committee

How To Differentiate Between Monkeypox And Smallpox? Here’s What Expert Says

Monkeypox: Govt Issues Guidelines, Stresses On Surveillance, Rapid Identification And Isolation

Monkeypox In India: Prevention And Treatment As Suspected Cases Reported In Telangana

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Mpox Scare: Centre Issues Advisory to States Amid Rising Concerns

India Confirms First Mpox Case; ‘No Immediate Risk To Public’, Says Centre

What Happens When You Get Monkeypox? India’s First Suspected Mpox Case Raises Concerns