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Factors related to nursing students’ behavior for personal protection against Monkeypox at Western University, Buriram Campus, Thailand [PDF]
BACKGROUND: Mpox, previously known as Monkeypox, is a viral infection transmitted from animals to humans. It has symptoms similar to smallpox or cowpox, which has been severely epidemic and claimed many lives.
Kitipong Ruanphet+9 more
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Monkeypox: An emerging global threat during the COVID-19 pandemic
The emergence of the monkeypox outbreak in early 2022 has posed a new global health threat. As of July 8, 2022, 9069 laboratory-confirmed cases have been reported, and most of them are from non-endemic countries.
Chih-Cheng Lai+5 more
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More could have been done to prevent a global emergency.
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The global vaccination programme against smallpox (SPX) led to its successful eradication and averted millions of deaths. Monkeypox (MPX) is a close relative of SPX. Due to their antigenic similarity, SPX vaccines cross-protect against MPX. However, over 70% of people living today were never vaccinated. Symptoms of MPX infection include fever, head and
Dorota Kmiec, Frank Kirchhoff
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Study and prediction of the 2022 global monkeypox epidemic
The World Health Organization (WHO) declared monkeypox as a public health emergency of international concern (PHEIC) on July 23, 2022, their highest level of alert.
Fengying Wei+13 more
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Human monkeypox is a zoonotic Orthopoxvirus with a presentation similar to smallpox. Clinical differentiation of the disease from smallpox and varicella is difficult. Laboratory diagnostics are principal components to identification and surveillance of disease, and new tests are needed for a more precise and rapid diagnosis.
Andrea M, McCollum, Inger K, Damon
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As cases surge, the WHO has raised its alert level and said nations must do more to combat the disease, reports Jason Arunn Murugesu.
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Human monkeypox virus (MPXV) is a double-stranded DNA virus of the Orthopoxvirus genus of the Poxviridae family. Two genetic clades of the monkeypox virus have been identified: West African and Central African.
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Otorhinolaryngological manifestations in monkeypox
In the current health emergency declared by the World Health Organization (WHO) for monkeypox, few data on the otorhinolaryngological (ENT) manifestations of the disease have been detailed. The purpose of this study is to describe the clinical features of the ENT manifestations in monkeypox.Descriptive analysis of 11 consecutive patients with ...
Alegre, Berta+5 more
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The monkeypox virus is a virus that has 90% genomic homology with the human (smallpox), but it is naturally transmitted between different wild animal reservoirs and is considered a zoonosis. Throughout the 20th century, different vaccines based on the vaccinia poxvirus were developed and used for vaccination against smallpox.
Reina, Jordi, Iglesias, Carla
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