Sep 11, 2024 05:30 AM IST The 26-year-old patient from Haryana’s Hisar was admitted to the hospital on Saturday, and doctors confirmed the diagnosis on Monday India’s first mpox patient (earlier monkeypox), diagnosed with the disease on Monday, is currently isolated at a special facility at Delhi’s Lok Nayak Hospital and is undergoing treatment, health …
Tamil Nadu Health Minister Ma. Subramanian (right) inspects an mpox isolation ward at RGGGH, Chennai, on Tuesday, August 27, 2024 | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement The Tamil Nadu Health Department has set up isolation wards for mpox at four government medical college hospitals in Chennai, Madurai, Tiruchi, and Coimbatore, and is training doctors in the …
A case of the variant was confirmed last week in Sweden and linked to a growing outbreak in Africa, the first sign of its spread outside the continent. (Getty/Representative) As the world continues to adapt to the presence of Mpox, understanding the specific risks faced by those with diabetes and other comorbidities is essential As …
The surge in mpox, or monkeypox, cases in parts of Africa has led to the World Health Organization (WHO) declaring the outbreak of the viral disease a public health emergency of international concern on August 14. Dr Javier Guzman, director of Global Health Policy at the Center for Global Development, in an interview with Rhythma …
New Delhi, Aug 25: Monkeypox (Mpox) has once again surged to global attention and unlike the 2022 outbreak, the 2024 outbreak is impacting a broader demographic globally, a latest Lancet report has warned. The report mentioned that with the Democratic Republic of the Congo at the epicentre of this outbreak, the virus’s spread beyond Africa …
Many people living in Burundi are not aware of the seriousness of the Mpox. Last week, the World Health Organization (WHO) designated Mpox a public health emergency of international concern for the second time in two years. The decision stemmed from the rapid spread of a new, extremely dangerous form of the virus across Africa. …
The Chandigarh health department issued an advisory for Monkeypox (Mpox) on Saturday, clarifying that no case has been reported in India and so there is no need for panic. There are 22 labs for Mpox in India and there are 13 buffer labs, with PGIMER, Chandigarh, being one of them. (Shutterstock) Mpox is an illness …
Srinagar, Aug 24: A professor from the department of Community Medicine, All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), New Delhi, Prof. Sanjay Rai said that there is no need to panic about the Monkey Pox (Mpox) and that the disease won’t lead to another pandemic like COVID. Rai said that unlike COVID, the Monkey-Pox has been …
Temperature and visual screening will be carried out at Changi and Seletar airports. 3 min read Last Updated : Aug 23 2024 | 8:41 AM IST Temperature and visual screening will be carried out at Changi and Seletar airports from Friday onwards as a precautionary measure against mpox, after one confirmed case of a …
The World Health Organization (WHO) has declared Mpox a public health emergency of international concern as it found a new strain of the virus in parts of Africa. More than 15,600 cases and 537 deaths have been reported this year. Is this of concern to India? What is the origin of Mpox? Mpox is a …