On Aug. 14, 2024, the World Health Organization declared mpox a public health emergency of international concern. There have been over 15,600 cases and over 530 deaths reported in the Democratic ...

Throughout the course of human history, one infectious disease (Figure 1) may account for more deaths than any other, perhaps all others combined. Smallpox mortality falls between 20% and 50%. Until ...

The virus was first observed by scientists in Alaska - Getty Images Contributor An elderly man has become the first recorded patient to die from ‘Alaskapox’ – a recently discovered virus closely ...

Here's a look at smallpox, a contagious and sometimes fatal infectious disease. The most severe and most common form of the smallpox virus is known as variola major. Smallpox is transmitted through ...

Experts encourage vaccinations against the virus ...

In a recent study published in the Emerging Infectious Diseases journal, researchers at Madigan Army Medical Center assessed the characteristics of monkeypox infection in a patient vaccinated against ...

LAS VEGAS -- In a town known for high-stakes gambling, Suzanne Lau is ready to risk a small chance of injury and even death to be vaccinated against smallpox. A nurse at one of the city's busiest ...

As supplies of vaccines against monkeypox remain constrained and the number of people contracting the disease continues to mount, physicians and researchers are looking to the drug tecovirimat for ...

The ongoing monkeypox outbreak, which started in the United Kingdom in May 2022, is getting more serious by the day.Earlier this month, President Joe Biden's administration declared the outbreak a ...

Interviewer: Ever since the first case of monkeypox was first identified in the U.S. in May of 2022, there's been concern about the virus and its potential to spread. With newsfeeds featuring images ...