Karnataka Health Department steps up surveillance in Bengaluru after youth dies of Nipah in KeralaHealth authorities in Bengaluru have increased surveillance after a 23-year-old student from Kerala died of Nipah virus. The student, who w...
16 Sep, 2024, 06.56 PM IST
Mpox cases: Bengaluru airport starts mandatory Monkeypox testing for international passengersKempegowda International Airport has started mandatory monkeypox testing for international passengers after the first case was detected in ...
16 Sep, 2024, 08.33 AM IST
Mpox or monkeypox: What it is like to contract the viral disease? Is their taboo like AidsDespite numerous reports, nothing is known about individual cases of mpox, often known as monkeypox. A deeper knowledge of the virus and it...
07 Sep, 2024, 08.29 PM IST
Thailand confirms case of deadly Mpox virus Clade Ib, first in Asia: How does it spread? What does it mean for you?Thailand has confirmed a case of the Clade Ib version of mpox, a virus with a mortality rate of 3%. The infected individual, a 66-year-old ...
23 Aug, 2024, 10.37 AM IST
Don't touch foreigners to reduce monkeypox risk, says senior Chinese health officialA senior Chinese health official advised people to avoid physical contact with foreigners to prevent possible monkeypox infection after the...
19 Sep, 2022, 12.21 PM IST
Top Chinese epidemiologist asks citizens not to touch foreigners to avoid monkeypox, faces backlashChina on Friday reported its first case of monkeypox in Chongqing city after a person who arrived from abroad developed rashes while in COV...
18 Sep, 2022, 08.16 PM IST
Monkeypox virus: 3rd case detected in Delhi, 8 in India so farA Nigerian man living in the national capital has tested positive for the monkeypox virus, taking the tally of total cases in Delhi to thre...
02 Aug, 2022, 04.48 PM IST
Rectal pain & penile swelling new symptoms of monkeypox, doctors suggest isolation for 3 weeksA BMJ study said that these symptoms are different from those during the previous outbreak.
02 Aug, 2022, 12.42 PM IST
Suspected case of monkeypox reported in KarnatakaHis samples have been sent to the National Institute of Virology in Pune for confirmation, the health officials said on Saturday. The Afric...
30 Jul, 2022, 07.18 PM IST
International travellers with monkeypox symptoms to be sent to LNJP Hospital from Delhi airport: SourcesThe Delhi government on Monday asked district authorities and officials concerned to adhere to the Centre's guidelines on management of the...
26 Jul, 2022, 07.11 AM IST
Monkeypox: Experts say no need to panic as disease less contagious, rarely fatalAccording to these experts, a monkeypox outbreak can effectively be tackled by strong surveillance. The virus spread can be contained by is...
24 Jul, 2022, 05.05 PM IST
Possibility of monkeypox becoming a pandemic is low: ResearchersThe group of public health and infectious diseases researchers said that the emergence of monkeypox disease in non-endemic areas is a remin...
29 Jun, 2022, 11.28 AM IST
Am I at risk? Who is protected against Monkeypox?Most children and adults with healthy immune systems are likely to dodge severe illness, experts. But there are two high-risk groups.
27 May, 2022, 01.13 PM IST
WHO says monkeypox outbreak 'containable', confirms 131 cases outside AfricaWhile the outbreak is unusual, it remains "containable", the WHO said, and it is convening further meetings to support member states with m...
24 May, 2022, 02.32 PM IST
Belgium become first country to introduce compulsory monkeypox quarantineMonkeypox is a disease in the same family as smallpox and symptoms include a distinct bumpy rash, a fever, sore muscles and a headache. Mon...
24 May, 2022, 12.53 AM IST
Monkeypox threat doesn't rise to level of COVID-19: Joe BidenMonkeypox is rarely identified outside of Africa. But as of Friday, there were 80 confirmed cases worldwide, including at least two in the ...
23 May, 2022, 01.37 PM IST