EMA Scientific Guidance, Global Surge in Clade I Mpox, and Aid Shortfalls Drive Urgent Need for Scalable, Equitable Vaccine ...

Mpox, previously known as monkeypox, is a viral infection that has been making headlines for all the wrong reasons due to its painful symptoms and potential for serious complications.

Africa's CDC has declared mpox a public health emergency as cases are up 160% compared to 2023. What to know about rising virus cases, spread and prevention.

Mpox looks like its cousin smallpox, but because smallpox was literally wiped off the planet in 1980, very few, if any, Americans have come in direct contact with a person’s body covered in ...

Health workers monitor Mpox patients at the Mpox treatment centre of the Nyiragongo general reference hospital, north of the city of Goma in the Democratic Republic of Congo, on August 16, 2024.

Mpox, previously known as monkeypox, is a part of the same virus family that causes smallpox, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. It is not related to chickenpox.

He's talking about mpox, a virus that causes painful blisters and can be fatal. For much of the world, mpox — formerly known as monkeypox — seems like a virus from a few years ago.

As of this summer, the CDC still considers the risk of mpox to the general public in the U.S. very low, but said the risk is slightly higher among men who have sex with men. During the global ...

Mpox is a highly contagious viral disease, which can cause flu-like symptoms and painful skin lesions. It's caused by the mpox virus, which spreads between people through close contact.

Mpox rashes develop three to 17 days after exposure, with symptoms lasting two to three weeks. With chickenpox, the rash will appear within 10 to 21 days, with symptoms lasting four to seven days.