Tag: monkeypox
Following the global panic surrounding government-mandated stay-at-home and social distancing orders in response to COVID-19, another contagious disease started popping up in headlines and on social media posts: monkeypox. While scientists have known about the virus for decades and it hasn’t reached anywhere near the same levels of transmission as COVID-19 has, several harrowing images […]
TUESDAY, Aug. 30, 2022 (HealthDay News) — A Texas patient who was infected with monkeypox has died, though state health officials said Tuesday it’s too early to say what role the virus may have played in the death. The adult, who died in a hospital in Harris County, was “severely immunocompromised” and had “various severe […]
Just when it seemed like life was getting back to normal in regard to the COVID-19 pandemic, health officials are increasingly raising concerns about a new health threat–the monkeypox virus. While monkeypox is only rarely fatal, medical authorities say it can be pretty unpleasant. Effects can include painful, disfiguring symptoms, and an infection lasting 2-4 […]
NewsDesk @bactiman63 As of July 8, 160 people in New York City have tested positive for orthopoxvirus. All cases are likely monkeypox, according to city health officials. Image/CDC Most of these people have had mild illness, have not been hospitalized and have recovered on their own. The New York City Health Department outlined information […]