Tag: Viruses
United States to End Mpox Public Health Emergency in January
More than 29,000 Americans contracted the virus and 17 died during an outbreak that started earlier this year
Monkeypox Renamed Mpox Amid Racism Concerns
Virus has been called monkeypox since 1958, when it was first observed in Denmark in research monkeys
Contact Tracing Shows No Transmission From Index Monkeypox Case
Two of 10 health care personnel with intermediate-risk exposures elected to receive postexposure prophylaxis
Monkeypox Infection Rare in Children, Adolescents Younger Than 18
Monkeypox virus infection among <18s accounted for 0.3 percent of reported cases; most children were not hospitalized
Presymptomatic Transmission Seen With Monkeypox
Transmission detected up to a maximum of four days before onset of symptoms
Manifestations of Hospitalization With Severe Monkeypox Described
47 of 57 patients had HIV infection; 95 percent were men and 68 percent were non-Hispanic Black
Persistent Racial/Ethnic Disparities Seen in Flu Vaccine Coverage
Age-adjusted influenza hospitalization rates were also higher among racial and ethnic-minority adults
Rates of Health Care Use Higher After Positive SARS-CoV-2 Test
At 99th percentile per person-year, women who tested positive had 6.48 more days of hospital admission
COVID Shot After SARS-CoV-2 Recovery in Pregnancy Ups Antibodies in Infants
Predictors of detectable IgG in infants at delivery also included third-trimester infection, mild/moderate and severe/critical disease
Major Trial of Monkeypox Treatment TPOXX to Launch in Africa
TPOXX is currently only approved to treat smallpox but has been used to treat infections during global monkeypox outbreak
