2024-08-23 05:50:08
Health
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How Monkeypox is Different from Coronavirus, Know Five Important Points

Monkeypox is different from Coronavirus because it existed before, is less contagious, has a vaccine, doesn't mutate rapidly, and doesn't require lockdown or vaccination. Monkeypox, present since 1958, has two strains and fewer clades compared to SARS-CoV2.

The Africa CDC and WHO have not recommended border closures or lockdowns for Monkeypox. Monkeypox symptoms include fever, headache, body ache, swollen throat, and rashes.

Coronavirus has different symptoms like fever, cold, and sore throat. Monkeypox has around 18,910 recorded cases and over 600 deaths.

Bavarian Nordic has supplied over 15 million vaccine doses. Monkeypox is primarily spread through physical contact.

The current outbreak is driven by the Clade 1B virus. The company producing the Monkeypox vaccine, Bavarian Nordic, estimates annual sales of 5.3 billion DKK and plans to expand its use to 12-17 year olds.

BBC
22. August 2024 um 18:49

Should we be concerned about monkeypox?

The end of smallpox vaccination campaigns after the eradication of the disease in 1979 is one of the reasons we are seeing an increase in monkeypox cases now. Continuing smallpox vaccination campaigns is important to prevent an increase in monkeypox cases in the future.
in.gr
22. August 2024 um 20:59

mpox: The pharmaceutical company that produces the vaccine says it is more prepared for this epidemic

Bavarian Nordic, a Danish pharmaceutical company, produces the mpox vaccine. They claim to be better prepared this epidemic compared to 2022, with 500,000 doses in stock and a new, more transmissible clade 1b variant causing the outbreak in Africa.
tempo
22. August 2024 um 22:00

Afghanistan Seeks Assistance to Address Mpox

Politics
Monkeypox can be transmitted through direct contact, sexual relations, or contaminated objects; the main symptom is fever. The Taliban have sent ambassadors to the United Arab Emirates and China. The main vaccine manufacturer in India, the Serum Institute of India (SII), is currently developing an Mpox vaccine to address the monkeypox outbreak.
BBC
23. August 2024 um 03:18

How Monkeypox is Different from Coronavirus, Know Five Important Points

Monkeypox is different from Coronavirus because this virus has existed before, is not as contagious, a vaccine is available, it does not mutate rapidly, and there is no compulsion for lockdown or vaccination. Monkeypox has been present since 1958 and was first found in monkeys in Denmark; the first case was observed in 1970 in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. From May 2022 until now, nearly 100,000 Monkeypox cases have been recorded worldwide, with around 18,910 cases registered and more..
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