Mpox - World Health Organization (WHO)
2024年8月26日 · The monkeypox virus was discovered in Denmark (1958) in monkeys kept for research. The first reported human case of mpox was a nine-month-old boy in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (1970). Following the eradication of smallpox in 1980 and the end of smallpox vaccination worldwide, mpox steadily emerged in central, east and west Africa.
Mpox - World Health Organization (WHO)
1 天前 · Mpox (previously known as monkeypox) is a viral disease caused by an orthopoxvirus called monkeypox virus. It spreads mainly through close contact with someone who has mpox, causing a painful rash, enlarged lymph nodes and fever. It can make people very sick and leave scars. The disease mainly spreads from person to person through close contact.
Mpox - World Health Organization (WHO)
2024年8月17日 · Mpox is an illness caused by the monkeypox virus. It is a viral infection which can spread between people, mainly through close contact, and occasionally from the environment to people via things and surfaces that have been touched by a person with mpox. In settings where the monkeypox virus is present among some wild animals, it can also be ...
Mpox outbreak - World Health Organization (WHO)
2024年10月3日 · Mpox is a viral disease caused by an orthopoxvirus. It spreads mainly through close contact with someone who has mpox, causing a painful rash, enlarged lymph nodes, and fever. It can make people very sick and leave scars. A global outbreak of mpox began in May 2022 and continues to this day. In recent months, cases have been increasing in the ...
Monkeypox Q&A : What you need to know about monkeypox
2022年6月10日 · Monkeypox is a rare viral infection, usually found in forested areas of Central and West Africa. The disease originates in animals, but in the last 50 years or so has also been reported in humans. Monkeypox does not normally spread easily between people as it requires very close physical contact to allow the virus to enter the body.
Multi-country monkeypox outbreak: situation update
This Disease Outbreak News on the multi-country monkeypox outbreak is an update to the previously published editions and provides an update on the epidemiological situation, further information on the use of therapeutics, as well as on the outcomes of the International Health Regulations (2005) Emergency Committee regarding the multi-country monkeypox outbreak …
Multi-country monkeypox outbreak: situation update
2022年6月2日 · The current publication of Disease Outbreak News is an update to the previously published Disease Outbreak News of 29 May and also provides short summaries of guidance, including on vaccination. Since 13 May 2022, and as of 2 June 2022, 780 laboratory confirmed cases of monkeypox have been reported to or identified by WHO from 27 Member States …
WHO recommends new name for monkeypox disease
2022年11月28日 · Human monkeypox was given its name in 1970 (after the virus that causes the disease was discovered in captive monkeys in 1958), before the publication of WHO best practices in naming diseases, published in 2015. According to these best practices, new disease names should be given with the aim to minimize unnecessary negative impact of names on ...
WHO Director-General declares mpox outbreak a public health …
2024年8月14日 · Committee Chair Professor Dimie Ogoina said, “The current upsurge of mpox in parts of Africa, along with the spread of a new sexually transmissible strain of the monkeypox virus, is an emergency, not only for Africa, but for the entire globe. Mpox, originating in Africa, was neglected there, and later caused a global outbreak in 2022.
Episode #76 - Monkeypox: Who is at risk? - World Health …
AS There are multiple modes of transmission for monkeypox, including skin to skin contact, kissing or touching infected materials like bed linen. What we know and what the evidence tells us is that sexual networks within communities of gay, bisexual and other men who have sex with men have played a role in transmitting the virus in the context ...