The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) has confirmed that two more people have tested positive for an infectious strain of ...

Dr Simon said mpox can fly under the radar because symptoms can be non-specific or mild, and the skin rash could be confused with a rash from other illnesses. "There will be some people who carry ...

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

The virus is transmitted via close contact with someone who has mpox - skin-to-skin contact, breathing it in, or being in contact with the eyes, nose, mouth and genitals. Kanani said ...

UK Health Security Agency is tracking people who have been in contact with patient infected with clade 1b mpox strain ...

In August 2024, the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) and the World Health Organization (WHO) ...

The virus can spread by any skin-to-skin contact, airborne contact ... Children may end up at higher risk due to the close resemblance of some of the signs and symptoms of mpox to other common ...

Mpox only spreads between people through direct contact with rash, skin lesions or scabs caused by the virus, including during sexual contact, kissing, cuddling or other skin-to-skin contact.

The World Health Organization said on Monday it had approved Bavarian Nordic's mpox vaccine for adolescents aged 12 to 17 years, an age group considered especially vulnerable to outbreaks of the ...

However, mpox isn't considered a sexually transmitted disease, because it also spreads via other forms of close contact, such as skin-to-skin contact or sharing towels, clothing or bedding with ...

Mpox spreads between people through direct contact with rash, skin lesions or scabs caused by the virus, including during sexual contact, kissing, cuddling or other skin-to-skin contact.