Monkeypox

About 80 cases have now been confirmed across 12 countries - including 20 in the UK - as a top doctor tells Sky News she expects "really significant numbers ...

Professor David Heymann, an expert on infectious disease epidemiology at The London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, said: "There are two types of the virus. About 80 cases have now been confirmed across 12 countries - including 20 in the UK - with the majority of infections in Spain linked to a sauna in Madrid. In Spain, 24 new cases were reported on Friday, mainly in the Madrid region where the regional government closed a sauna linked to the majority of infections. The UK Health Security Agency has said a notable proportion of recent cases in Britain and Europe have been found in gay and bisexual men. The UK is facing a "significant rise" in monkeypox cases over the next week, an expert has warned, with some health clinics stopping people walking in as they try to slow the spread of infections. About 80 cases have now been confirmed across 12 countries - including 20 in the UK - as a top doctor tells Sky News she expects "really significant numbers over the next two or three weeks".

Health authorities in Spain reported on Friday 23 new confirmed cases of monkeypox, mainly in the Madrid region where the regional government closed a sauna ...

The Extremadura region confirmed its first case on Friday afternoon. "The Public Health Department will carry out an even more detailed analysis... Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com

Europe News: MADRID: A sauna in Spain's capital has been forced to close over a suspected link to a monkeypox outbreak in the country, health authorities ...

over the emergence of so-called monkey pox infections in the Madrid region," it said. "The Paraiso sauna will remain closed for the next few days, a precautionary measure in the face of the alert... The Paraiso sauna, a gay-friendly establishment whose name means "paradise" in the heart of Madrid

WHO and partners are working to better understand the extent and cause of an outbreak of monkeypox. The virus is endemic in some animal populations in a ...

As the situation is evolving, WHO will continue to provide updates we learn more. We continue to convene meetings of experts and technical advisory groups (such as the meeting of the Strategic & Technical Advisory Group on Infectious Hazards with Pandemic and Epidemic Potential [STAG-IH]) to share information on the disease and response strategies. WHO and partners are working to better understand the extent and cause of an outbreak of monkeypox.

A top British doctor has predicted a 'significant rise' in monkeypox cases over the next two or three weeks in the UK, as the country recorded 20 cases, ...

A disproportionate number of cases are in gay and bisexual men, authorities have said. France last night confirmed a 29-year-old man in Paris had contracted the virus. Because of this link, smallpox vaccines also provide protection against monkeypox. 'What worries me the most is there are infections across Europe, so this has already spread,' she said. There are a handful of antivirals and therapies for smallpox that appear to work on monkeypox, including the drug tecovirimat, which was approved for monkeypox in the EU in January 'The Public Health Department will carry out an even more detailed analysis... The Victorian case is known to have been in the UK where there are currently 20 cases, which are all among men from the gay and bisexual community. The smallpox vaccine, called Imvanex in the UK and Jynneos in the US, can protect against monkeypox because the viruses causing the illnesses are related It is believed that there are 50 cases in Spain, 30 confirmed and 20 suspected, along with two confirmed cases in the Spanish Canary Islands. The UK Health Security Agency has said a notable proportion of recent cases in Britain and Europe have been found in gay and bisexual men. - The UK Health Security Agency has said a notable proportion of recent cases in Britain and Europe have been found in gay and bisexual men - There are 20 confirmed cases in the UK, and more cases in nine other countries

Monkeypox is a rare viral infection that is similar to smallpox in humans. It was first found in 1958 in study monkeys. Monkeypox was first discovered in ...

A rash appears all over the body, including the palms, soles of the feet, and inside of the mouth. Monkeypox treatment has been approved using an antiviral intended to treat smallpox (tecovirimat, sold as TPOXX). Other vaccines for smallpox may provide limited protection since both diseases are from the same family. The virus is related to the smallpox virus that used to infect people. This includes contact with meat or blood; the WHO recommends that all meat be fully cooked before consumption in countries where the virus is prevalent or spreading. Monkeypox can also be transmitted from person to person; you can catch it if you come into close personal contact with an infected person. A rash with raised bumps appears after one to three days.

Health officials have pointed out that the monkeypox virus is not sexually transmitted but spreads through prolonged face-to-face contact and respiratory ...

Health officials have pointed out that the virus is not sexually transmitted but spreads through prolonged face-to-face contact and respiratory droplets. A rash can develop, often beginning on the face, then spreading to other parts of the body. “It's just a virus," Ken Monteith, the executive director of Quebec's network of AIDS organizations (COCQ-SIDA) told CBC. And speaking against how the disease is being stigmatised he said, “it doesn't really matter who it is, who has it. Monkeypox could have a "massive impact" on access to sexual health services, doctors have warned. However, with the disease being stigmatised enough, several experts have pointed out that it is ‘not a sexually transmitted disease but just a viral infection’ Monkeypox virus can enter your body through broken skin, eyes, nose or mouth, and it also can be passed on by direct contact during sex.

Patient is presumed to be positive ahead of CDC confirmation, likely making them the second confirmed case on US soil this year.

They are said to be heathy and at low risk of contracting the infection. Lesions on the body go through various stages before eventually falling off. Start your Independent Premium subscription today. The state agency said that there is “no risk to the public” and that it is working closely with the CDC and other health officials to identify anyone who may have been in contact with the patient while he was infectious. Cases of Covid-19 are rising once again in Manhattan, with the whole of New York City rising to the highest risk level for the virus this week. Until then, the patient is in isolation and is presumed to be positive, likely making them the second known case on US soil this year after a man in Massachusetts became the first confirmed case on Wednesday.

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Community vaccination ceased with the eradication of the virus in 1980, and there have been concerns that the cessation of routine smallpox vaccination may have enabled the emergence of monkeypox. (America had not suffered a smallpox epidemic since 1949.) The vaccine is still used in the military and by scientists conducting work with poxviruses. In the U.S., we stopped routinely vaccinating for smallpox in 1972, due to the risk of side effects that outweighed the risk of the virus. (You can vaccinate for Covid after exposure, but it doesn’t seem to work as well because the incubation period is much shorter than it is for a virus like monkeypox.) More good news: Although monkeypox and smallpox viruses are distinct, they are similar enough that the human smallpox vaccine (which uses a third poxvirus, called vaccinia) protects against infection from both. There are two separate types of monkeypox viruses: those from west and central Africa, with the former thought to cause less serious illness in humans. But a bit of background on monkeypox may be helpful, since even the name is a bit misleading. The Covid-19 pandemic continues, and a third of Americans live in areas where the spread of the virus is currently so high that they should consider wearing masks indoors once again. There’s an animal virus spreading in the human population, appearing in multiple countries practically overnight. Because these animals can be severely infected, they are probably not the "reservoir" or host — reservoir species spread the pathogen but typically are not acutely harmed by it. The virus has been found throughout central and into parts of western Africa. Nigeria has been a hot spot for human cases in the last five years, with some evidence of human-to-human spread. The current cases seem to be from the milder West African “clade” (type).

The infection is most common in remote parts of Central and West Africa, but the World Health Organisation says "more than 80" recent cases of the disease have ...

The Government has urged people to contact sexual health clinics ahead of visiting. We are contacting any identified close contacts of the cases to provide health information and advice." The UK Government has advised anyone concerned that they could be infected to contact NHS 111 or a sexual health clinic. The scarring, probably, is not the monkeypox itself but when these pox lesions start to weep and break down they get secondary bacterial infection that generally causes the scarring, I believe.” The NHS says infections — which can be transmitted through sexual contact — are usually mild and most people recover in a few weeks. Monkeypox can leave significant scarring on the body but will not become the next pandemic, according to experts.