Tag: monkeypox outbreak
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The European Union plans to purchase 110,000 doses of monkeypox vaccine
The European Union plans to purchase 110,000 doses of monkeypox vaccine, an agreement could be signed on Thursday. This was stated by EU Commissioner for Health Stella Kyriakides. The first doses from the ordered volume are expected to arrive by the end of June. Kyriakides noted that 900 cases of monkeypox are currently known in…
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First case of monkeypox confirmed in Poland
On Friday, June 10, the first case of monkeypox infection was confirmed in Poland. The patient is in a medical institution in isolation, said Polish Minister of Health Adam Nedzielski. “We had about 10 suspected cases of monkeypox, samples are being examined. June 10 is the day we have our first case,” the minister said.…
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Covid-19 was replaced by smallpox monkeys
After the first cases of monkeypox were recorded in Europe, various speculations and tall tales about the virus causing it began to spread rapidly on social networks. Many of them are copied from conspiracy theories born during the coronavirus pandemic. Tik Tok users tirelessly discuss the allegedly planned new restrictions on movement. One account…
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First death from monkeypox
In an alarming update, Nigeria has been hit by the dreaded monkeypox virus, with the country reporting its first fatality. The local Center for Disease Prevention and Control (NCDC) confirmed the death, further adding to the ongoing concern around the pandemic. As per the latest data, a total of 21 cases have been confirmed across…
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New outbreak of monkeypox
Since the beginning of May, cases of a rare infectious disease, monkeypox, have been recorded in a dozen countries around the world. The total number of confirmed infections – just over a hundred – is low compared to the COVID-19 pandemic, even in its early stages. However, the WHO showed concern by convening an emergency…
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Monkey pox: what is known about the prospects of a new pandemic
More than a hundred cases have already been registered on the planet, suspiciously resembling monkeypox — a relative of natural smallpox. Until 2022, patients with monkeypox were infected mainly by animals, and among people, it quickly faded, poorly transmitted by airborne droplets. But this May, the situation could change. A dozen countries on different continents…
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Smallpox of monkeys
Monkeypox, an obscure disease, can cause a lot of harm. The monkeypox virus is a close relative of the smallpox virus and leads to a similar but less severe illness. This virus belongs to the orthopoxvirus group, which is the same as smallpox. While it has an animal name, non-human primates are not the virus’s…