The virus was first isolated from animals in a Danish laboratory, in 1958. The monkey pox virus is transmitted to humans from animals – the first case was recorded in the Congo in 1970. The endemic ...

Monkey Pox declared pandemic by World Health Network, urges WHO to take action Monkeypox is a rare viral infection that is similar to smallpox in humans. It was first found in 1958 in study monkeys.

Bayo Onajole, a Professor of Community Medicine and Public Health, Lagos University Teaching Hospital (LUTH), is a Consultant and Head, Faculty of Public Health and Community Medicine at the National ...

A single case of Mpox - formerly known as monkeypox - has now been detected in the UK. The individual tested positive for Clade 1b Mpox, which seems to spread more easily between people, after being ...

Monkey pox is an uncommon viral disease that produces pox lesions similar to smallpox; it occurs mainly in remote parts of central and West Africa, near tropical rainforests. It is a rare zoonotic ...

Texas A&M University provides funding as a founding partner of The Conversation US. Monkeypox is caused by a virus that, despite periodic outbreaks, is not thought to spread easily from person to ...

Monkeypox, a disease that rarely appears outside Africa, has been identified by European and American health authorities in recent days. (Picture credit: AP) After Covid-19, the world is now under the ...

The initial symptoms include a high temperature, headache, muscle aches, backache, swollen glands, shivering and exhaustion. A rash will usually appear after a few days, beginning on the face and then ...

The United States confirmed its first case of monkeypox Wednesday as European health authorities have identified a number of cases of the rare virus this week, mostly in young men. Here's a look at ...