by Rutgers University-New Brunswick Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain David J. Cennimo, an associate professor of medicine and pediatrics in the Division of Infectious Diseases at Rutgers New Jersey Medical School, says there’s no need for people to take special steps to avoid monkeypox. Cennimo, who believes that precautions already recommended to prevent other illnesses are enough to...
by Mary Cunningham, George Mason University Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain As more monkeypox infections are identified throughout the U.S. and the world, the public is more curious about the disease, especially because we are still in a global pandemic. Epidemiologist and professor at George Mason University Dr. Amira Roess answers more questions about monkeypox’s transmissibility,...
What is monkeypox? Monkeypox is a rare disease caused by a virus. It’s characterized by a fever, swollen lymph nodes, and a widespread rash. The rash causes many lesions on the face and extremities. Most cases of monkeypox occur in central and western Africa. Monkeypox in the United States is rare, though there have been...
PUBLISHED FRI, MAY 27 20221:23 AM EDT UPDATED FRI, MAY 27 2022 Karen Gilchrist@_KARENGILCHRIST A recent monkeypox outbreak across the U.S., Europe, Australia and the Middle East has baffled health experts and is raising concerns of a wider outbreak. The majority of cases so far have spread through sex, with a particular concentration among gay...
Monkeypox, a virus that causes pus-filled blisters, has been detected in several countries, including the United States, Canada, Australia, and some European nations. Aubree Gordon, associate professor of epidemiology at the University of Michigan School of Public Health, is an infectious disease epidemiologist. She is an investigator with the Centers of Excellence for Influenza Research...
Being examined by Congolese doctors, a Manfuette village teenage boy is suspected of having monkeypox in Manfuette, Republic of Congo Tuesday, August 29, 2017. The Washington Post/Getty Images Since early May 2022, many countries in Europe, as well as Australia, and the U.S. have reported an increasing number of monkeypox cases. As a viral disease...
By Helen Branswell May 18, 2022 Reprints This highly magnified electron micrographic images shows a mulberry-type monkeypox virus particle.CDC Two more European countries reported unusual monkeypox cases on Wednesday, a development that suggests an outbreak first spotted in the United Kingdom is more widespread than first believed. The news of cases in additional countries led...
Jynneos Smallpox and Monkeypox Vaccine, Live, Non-Replicating, was approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for prevention of smallpox and monkeypox disease in adults 18 years or older who are considered at high risk for infection, the agency announced this week. Jynneos, which is administered in two doses four weeks apart, contains Modified Vaccinia...
