2022 U.S. Map & Case Count
Créditos: Comité científico Covid
Monkeypox can spread from the time symptoms start until the rash has fully healed and a fresh layer of skin has formed. The illness typically lasts 2-4 weeks.
Monkeypox spreads in different ways. The virus can spread from person-to-person through: direct contact with the infectious rash, scabs, or body fluids respiratory secretions during prolonged, face-to-face contact, or during intimate physical contact, such as kissing, cuddling, or sex touching items (such as clothing or linens) that previously touched the […]
2022 U.S. Monkeypox Outbreak
CDC is closely tracking cases of monkeypox recently detected in the United States. CDC urges healthcare providers in the U.S. to be alert for patients who have rash illnesses consistent with monkeypox. Monkeypox spreads in different ways. The virus can spread from person-to-person through: direct contact with the infectious rash, scabs, […]
CDC Warns Monkeypox Cases Will
Continue to Grow
Monkeypox cases are expected to continue to climb in the coming weeks, the CDC says. This likely spike in cases is from increased testing for monkeypox that’s due to a more streamlined monkeypox case reporting system; more infections from monkeypox exposures; and a higher number of people seeking monkeypox tests, […]
What to Know About Monkeypox
Medical and public health officials are concerned—and puzzled—by the increasing number of confirmed monkeypox cases in countries outside central and western Africa, where the virus is endemic. In the past 5 years, scientists have confirmed only 8 cases where travelers carried monkeypox to countries outside Africa, including 2 cases last year in […]
What are the symptoms of monkeypox? Who is at risk and how can we protect ourselves? Why is WHO concerned about it?
Créditos: Comité científico Covid
Pregnant Women With Monkeypox Advised to Have C-Section
Pregnant women with monkeypox will be advised to give birth by C-section to avoid infecting their baby during delivery, according to a new paper in Ultrasound in Obstetrics & Gynecology. The risk of monkeypox infection remains low for the general public, the authors wrote, though cases continue to grow worldwide, particularly in the U.K. “We […]
Monkeypox DNA Found in Semen in Handful of Cases, Researchers Say
Fragments of the monkeypox virus have been detected in semen in a handful of patients in Italy, raising questions over whether sexual transmission of the disease is a possibility, scientists said on Monday. The monkeypox virus is understood to spread through close contact with an infected person, who may shed […]
ECDC Gives Guidance on Prevention and Treatment of Monkeypox
In a new risk-assessment document, the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) summarizes what we currently know about monkeypox and recommends that European countries focus on the identification and management of the disease as well as contract tracing and prompt reporting of new cases of the virus. Recent […]
US to Get 36,000 More Monkeypox Vaccine Doses This Week, HHS Says
The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) said on Monday it had instructed a monkeypox vaccine manufacturer to deliver an additional 36,000 doses this week as part of a drawdown from a U.S. vaccine stockpile. In a statement, HHS said the doses will be added to the existing 36,000 […]