Increase in pollution. Three months after the appearance of the first Western cases of monkeypox, France has so far recorded 2,749 cases, according to the latest figures from Public Health France. That’s about 10% of the cases reported in recent months worldwide. And if people at risk can opt for preventive vaccination, on the side …
Three months into the outbreak, experts are beginning to learn more about the disease, with 28,000 cases confirmed so far. How is monkeypox spread? Are there any specific symptoms of the current outbreak? After several months of the epidemic, we begin to know more, with confirmation: current infections are mainly linked to sexual intercourse. Three …
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France has registered a total of 2,171 declared cases of monkeypox, the Minister of Health, François Braun, announced this Tuesday, August 2, in the National Assembly, during questions to the government. Concern about monkeypox is growing as the disease gains ground in the country. France now has more than 2,000 cases of monkeypox, according to …
What to fear? “An underestimation of the risk. At the moment, this epidemic does not seem to be very dangerous because mortality is very rare and the hospitalization rate is low. But this is because it mainly affects young, healthy people, so complications are unlikely. We can fear an evolution similar to that of HIV, …
Five people died in a few days. After Spain, which confirmed the death of two monkeypox patients this weekend, India and Peru announced on Monday, August 1, the death of a person carrying the virus in their country. On Thursday, Brazil had launched the alert, announcing the first death of a person with the disease, …
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Since the first cases identified at the beginning of May in the United Kingdom, the epidemic of monkey pox it spreads. The World Health Organization has identified more than 5,000 cases worldwide, including 912 in France, according to the Public Health France report published on Wednesday. Doctors and health authorities repeat it: the cases of …
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The spread of monkeypox, particularly among men who have sex with men, is of concern to LGBTQ+ associations. They ask the government to extend preventive vaccination to all men who have sex with other men, but also to sex workers. These populations represent the majority of infected people, although cases have also been detected in …
Concerning figures. Since early May, more than 1,600 confirmed cases of monkeypox have been reported in 32 countries where the disease is not endemic. Less than a week after calling on states to “control the outbreak” of the virus, the director-general of the World Health Organization (WHO), Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, on Tuesday called the spread …
After Covid-19, will monkeypox be the next pandemic? Read More »
Monkeypox, present on French territory, still leaves many questions unanswered. This disease causes some similarities with Covid-19. A new worrying disease in Europe: monkeypox, even though the Covid page has not been completely turned. England was the first to sound the alarm. 17 cases were confirmed in France this Monday, May 30, by the health …
After two years of health crisis linked to Covid-19, the media coverage of a new virus, “Monkeypox”, the monkey pox, is even more worrying in the LGBT community as rumors grow stronger. Monkeypox has taken over the landscape in recent days. This Thursday, health authorities reported that 200 confirmed cases of “monkeypox” were registered in …
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