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Monkeypox Is Now Mpox, WHO Says
The World Health Organisation is officially renaming the emerging viral disease known as monkeypox. On Monday, WHO announced that it will now use the term “mpox” instead, which is likely to be adopted widely by doctors, public health agencies, and others. The change was prompted by criticism from scientists that the old name was inaccurate…
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Italian Man With Fever Learns He Has Monkeypox, COVID-19, and HIV All at Once
A 36-year-old man in Italy appears to be uniquely unlucky, after he was hospitalized and diagnosed with COVID-19, monkeypox, and HIV over a span of a single week in July. Thankfully, his COVID and monkeypox co-infections did successfully clear up without issue, and he has since been placed on HIV treatment.
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Four Monkeypox Deaths Reported Outside of Africa as Outbreak Expands
The global monkeypox outbreak has now caused its first fatalities outside of Africa. Over the weekend, Brazil reported a monkeypox-related death, while Spain reported two. On Monday, India reported a death as well.
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UK Will Offer Monkeypox Vaccines to Some Gay and Bisexual Men
UK health officials are planning to more widely offer smallpox vaccines — which are effective against the related monkeypox virus — to some gay and bisexual men. The expanded outreach is part of a renewed strategy to contain the emerging viral disease, which recently has spread far beyond the few areas of the world where…