Mpox - World Health Organization (WHO)
网页2024年8月26日 · Mpox is an infectious disease that can cause a painful rash, enlarged lymph nodes, fever, headache, muscle ache, back pain and low energy. Most people fully recover, but some get very sick. Mpox is caused by the monkeypox virus (MPXV).
Mpox - World Health Organization (WHO)
网页2024年8月17日 · Mpox is an illness caused by the monkeypox virus. It is a viral infection which can spread between people, mainly through close contact, and occasionally from the environment to people via things and surfaces that have been touched by a person with mpox. In settings where the monkeypox virus is present among some wild …
WHO recommends new name for monkeypox disease
网页2022年11月28日 · WHO recommends new name for monkeypox disease. 28 November 2022. News release. Geneva, Switzerland. Reading time: 3 min (781 words) Following a series of consultations with global experts, WHO will begin using a new preferred term “mpox” as a synonym for monkeypox. Both names will be used simultaneously for one year while “monkeypox” is ...
Mpox outbreak - World Health Organization (WHO)
网页2024年10月3日 · Mpox is a viral disease caused by an orthopoxvirus. It spreads mainly through close contact with someone who has mpox, causing a painful rash, enlarged lymph nodes, and fever. It can make people very sick and leave scars. A global outbreak of mpox began in May 2022 and continues to this day. In recent months, cases have …
Mpox (monkeypox) - Democratic Republic of the Congo
网页2023年11月23日 · Mpox is an infectious disease caused by monkeypox virus (MPXV), which is endemic in densely forested regions of West, Central and East Africa, particularly in the northern and central regions of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Eleven of the 26 provinces of the Democratic Republic of the Congo are identified as endemic for mpox, but in more recent years the total number of mpox cases and ...
Mpox Q&A: What you need to know about mpox - World Health …
网页13 May 2023 marks 1 year since the start of a rare mpox outbreak in the WHO European Region. Mpox cases rose drastically in the summer of 2022 as the disease swept through the Region. The outbreak has wound down since then, but this does not mean that mpox has gone away. We spoke to Dr Richard Pebody, who leads the High-threat Pathogen team at WHO/Europe to find out why affected populations ...
Mpox - South Africa - World Health Organization (WHO)
网页2024年6月12日 · The IHR NFP of the Republic of South Africa notified WHO of 20 confirmed mpox (monkeypox) cases between 8 May and 2 July 2024, including three deaths (CFR 15%). These cases were reported in three of nine provinces: Gauteng (10 cases; 1 death), Western Cape (1 case), and KwaZulu-Natal (9 cases; 2 deaths). The cases are all male, aged between 17 ...
WHO Director-General declares mpox outbreak a public health …
网页2024年8月14日 · Русский. Español. WHO Director-General Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus has determined that the upsurge of mpox in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and a growing number of countries in Africa constitutes a public health emergency of international concern (PHEIC) under …
Public advice on protecting yourself from mpox
网页2022年9月2日 · Protect others if you are recovering from mpox at home. Isolate in a separate room. Use a separate bathroom, or clean and disinfect (with household disinfectant) after each use. Clean hands frequently using soap and water or an alcohol-based hand sanitizer. Clean and disinfect frequently touched surfaces and objects. Avoid sweeping and vacuuming.
WHO prequalifies the first vaccine against mpox
网页2024年9月13日 · Español. The World Health Organization (WHO) has announced the MVA-BN vaccine as the first vaccine against mpox to be added to its prequalification list. The prequalification approval is expected to facilitate timely and increased access to this vital product in communities with urgent need, to reduce transmission and …