No Monkeypox-related death has so far been reported in Delhi. The only Monkeypox-related death in India was reported in Kerala.
The transmission and symptoms of the current global Monkeypox outbreak are different from the conventional understanding. Here we explain how.
The WHO earlier said it's working towards changing Monkeypox's name as it's 'not only inaccurate but is also discriminatory and stigmatising'.
The latest confirmed case of Monkeypox in India is in a Nigerian woman in Delhi. She is admitted to Lok Nayak Jai Prakash Narayan Hospital.
The development, reported in the Lancet medical journal, underscores guidance from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) that urges people with suspected or confirmed monkeypox infections to avoid...
The announcement will free up money and other resources to fight the virus, which may cause fever, body aches, chills, fatigue and pimple-like bumps on many parts of the body.
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Fourteen of his contacts, including the doctor who first treated him, were quarantined but none of them developed symptoms, officials said.
A 22-year-old man suspected to have Monkeypox died in Kerala on Saturday. PTI reports that his Monkeypox test results have come as positive.
The UN health agency has warned that the disease could be more severe in vulnerable populations like children or pregnant women.
To date, monkeypox deaths have only been reported in Africa, where a more dangerous version of the virus is spreading, mainly in Nigeria and Congo.
After the monkeypox emergency committee met for the second time, on July 21, 2022, it released a report stating that the multi-country outbreak of monkeypox...
Experts, however, said there is no need to panic as it is less contagious and rarely fatal. A monkeypox outbreak can be tackled by strong surveillance. The...
The Monkeypox patient in Delhi, India's fourth confirmed case and Delhi's first, had no foreign travel history but he did travel to Himachal Pradesh.
More than 16,000 Monkeypox cases have been reported in 74 countries since May, according to the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
The Union Health Ministry last week rushed a high-level multi-disciplinary team to Kerala to assist the state health authorities in instituting public health...
About 10 per cent of patients were hospitalised for treatment or to be isolated, and one person was admitted to an intensive care unit. No deaths have been...
Declaring monkeypox to be a global emergency would mean the UN health agency considers the outbreak to be an 'extraordinary event' and that the disease is at...
Earlier, there was a debate over the naming of virus that causes Covid-19, with many calling it Wuhan/China Wirus as it originiated in China's Wuhan.
Over 1,600 confirmed and almost 1,500 suspected Monkeypox infections have been reported in 39 countries so far this year, according to World Health...
While no Monkeypox case has been reported in India, authorities continue to closely monitor the evolving situation.
Nearly 200 Monkeypox infections have been reported in more than 20 countries not usually associated with the disease, as per WHO.
The World Health Organization has identified more than 100 Monkeypox infections globally.
WHO has recorded more than 90 cases in a dozen countries including Britain, Spain, Israel, France, Switzerland, the US and Australia.
The BMC has said all suspected monkeypox cases should be referred to Kasturba Hospital. There are no confirmed or suspected cases so far.
