Mpox, also known as monkeypox, is an infectious disease caused by the monkeypox virus. It spreads through close contact with symptoms such as fever, swollen lymph nodes, sore throat, muscle aches, ...

As of 3 November, cases among children in the DRC had increased by over 130% from about 11,300 suspected cases to 25,600, while in Burundi, mpox has risen from 89 confirmed child cases to around 1,100 ...

Myth: The only mpox symptom is a rash. Fact: A rash that often begins on the face and spreads over the body is the most ...

The World Health Organization says mpox cases in the region of Congo where a new and more infectious variant was first detected appear to be “plateauing,” even as the virus continues to increase in ...

Typical symptoms include fever, headaches, muscle aches, and distinctive skin lesions or rashes that often become pus-filled. While most cases are mild, mpox can lead to severe complications or even ...

The UK has seen cases of mpox since then, mainly caused by clade 2, a strain that spreads through close skin-to-skin contact ...

Mpox spreads between through direct contact with rash, skin lesions or scabs caused by the virus, including during sexual ...

Two new cases of the mpox variant clade 1b detected in the UK are the first locally transmitted cases in Europe and the first outside Africa, the World Health Organization said today (6 November). ...

The affected individuals, currently under specialist care, have shown flu-like symptoms followed by a distinct rash characteristic ... vigilant. Mpox, a virus related to smallpox, presents primarily ...

The two cases were detected in household contacts of the first case, bringing the total number of confirmed cases in the UK to three.