Mpox, also known as monkeypox, was first identified by scientists in 1958 when there were outbreaks of a "pox-like" disease in monkeys. Until recently, most human cases were seen in people in ...

ANOTHER case of a more dangerous mpox strain has been detected in England, the UK Health Security Agency has announced. The new case comes as the NHS ramps up its efforts to protect Brits from the ...

A SEVENTH case of a deadly mpox strain that kills one in 10 infected people has been detected in the UK. A mutation of the ...

In August 2024, the World Health Organization (WHO) declared a global health emergency after a deadly mpox outbreak in the ...

I returned home to the sex trade to face several challenges, including failure to fit into my community of sex workers ...

A reporter made a long journey, much of it spent fighting through mud on a motorbike, to reach the epicenter of a viral outbreak in Africa.

Formerly known as monkeypox, mpox is a viral disease similar to smallpox that can cause flu-like symptoms and a painful rash. It is most commonly found in central and east Africa, with the chances ...

The patients’ symptoms are mild and include skin rash and blisters. Mpox spreads through close contact and causes flu-like symptoms and pus-filled lesions on the body. Although usually mild ...

An eighth case of the new deadly mpox strain has been detected in the UK, health officials have said. The clade 1b mutation has been dubbed "the most dangerous one so far" by experts. The ...

For decades after the identification of mpox in humans in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) in 1970, the disease was largely confined to the rural areas of Central and West Africa and thus ...

PESHAWAR: The health department has confirmed second mpox case in a five-month-old child on arrival at Bacha Khan International Airport here on Thursday. Adviser to CM on health Ihtesham Ali has ...

Formerly known as monkeypox, mpox is a viral disease similar to smallpox that can cause flu-like symptoms and a painful rash. It is most commonly found in central and east Africa, with the chances of ...