Anyone living with HIV, especially those with risk of complications of mpox, such as people with a CD4 count <350/mm3, an unsuppressed viral load, or who have had an opportunistic infection Anyone who ...

Mpox (formerly known as monkeypox) and chickenpox are two contagious viral diseases. They both have "pox" in their names because they cause pockmark skin lesions. But mpox is caused by a virus similar ...

Catching chickenpox is something of a rite of passage for kids and most UK children will have caught it by the time they reach the age of 10. In most cases this highly contagious disease is mild, but ...

If a blood test shows you have a low mean corpuscular hemoglobin concentration (MCHC), it may be a sign of anemia. In rare cases, there may be a more serious cause, such as cancer. If a doctor ...

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You do not have to wait until his skin looks completely clear. Children can also catch chickenpox if exposed to an adult with shingles as the same virus (the varicella zoster virus) causes both ...

One unfortunate consequence of the PHEIC declaration is that almost every single skin rash is flagged as a potential Monkeypox case. There are many viral and bacterial causes of rashes and so the ...

The recent development of a new strain of Mpox signals the need for heightened vigilance in Canada, especially for affected populations. Mpox was first declared a global public health emergency by the ...

GENEVA, Aug 27 (Reuters) - U.N. agencies on Tuesday raised the alarm about the spread of mpox in Democratic Republic of Congo's refugee camps where people are more susceptible to infection because ...

A suspected case of mpox in a passenger at Brazil’s main international airport is likely chickenpox, a Sao Paulo hospital said on Monday, as health officials remain on alert for a new mpox variant ...