The World Health Organization (WHO) declared an outbreak of monkeypox disease as a Public Health Emergency of International Concern (PHEIC) on July 23, 2022, said Minister...
Most of the Monkeypox cases detected to date have been mild and treatment for the disease remains largely supportive, said Minister of State for Health Bharati...
A 30-year-old Nigerian woman is Delhi's ninth and the country's 14th Monkeypox case. The woman was admitted to the LNJP Hospital on September 16 and tested...
Oropharyngeal swabs (OPS), nasopharyngeal swabs (NPS) and urine samples should be considered as critical specimens for monkeypox diagnosis in cases with no active skin lesions, an...
According to the study published in the journal Viruses, specific vaccinia virus (VACV)-based vaccines have demonstrated high efficacy against monkeypox viruses in the past
In the case of Tomato flu, red and painful blisters appear throughout the body and over time enlarge to the size of a tomato. As per...
All five cases of Monkeypox in Delhi presented with mild to moderate grade intermittent fever, myalgia and lesions on the genitals, groins, lower limb, trunk and...
According to WHO, monkeypox is a viral zoonosis -- a virus transmitted to humans from animals -- with symptoms similar to smallpox although clinically less severe.
The World Health Organisation (WHO) has announced new names to avoid causing any cultural or social offence
The Union Health Ministry advised isolating the Monkeypox infected person from others so that the disease does not spread, use of hand sanitisers, or washing hands...
There is no need to be afraid of monkeypox, an awareness campaign is being run in collaboration with the state governments, the health minister said
As the cases of Monkeypox rise in the country and around the globe, doctors explain key differences between Chickenpox and Monkeypox
The Union Health Ministry has undertaken a number of initiatives including strengthening of health screening at Points of Entry and operationalisation of 15 laboratories under the...
Some of the common symptoms Monkeypox patients described include rectal pain and penile swelling (oedema), which differ from those described in previous outbreaks, the researchers said
WHO's Chief Scientist Dr Soumya Swaminathan tells NDTV how worried we should be about the spread of the virus now that cases have emerged in India
