Aug 26, 2024 · WHO fact sheet on mpox: includes key facts, definition, outbreaks, transmission, symptoms, diagnosis, treatment, prevention, WHO response.

Mpox (previously known as monkeypox) is a viral disease caused by an orthopoxvirus called monkeypox virus. It spreads mainly through close contact with someone who has mpox, …

Oct 3, 2024 · Page providing resources relating to an outbreak of mpox that began in 2022. Resources include general information on the virus, situation reports and materials for health …

Nov 14, 2024 · Smallpox is an acute contagious disease caused by the variola virus, a member of the orthopoxvirus family. It was one of the most devastating diseases known to humanity and …

Feb 4, 2025 · WHO questions and answers page on chickenpox, including information on transmission, symptoms, complications, treatments and prevention.

Aug 14, 2024 · WHO Director-General Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus has determined that the upsurge of mpox in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and a growing number of …

Oct 16, 2024 · Are people who are immunosuppressed at higher risk of developing severe mpox (including people living with HIV)?

Oct 31, 2024 · The World Health Organization (WHO) has granted Emergency Use Listing (EUL) for the LC16m8 mpox vaccine, making it the second mpox vaccine to be supported by WHO …

Jan 22, 2025 · This page answers the most frequently asked questions about mpox vaccines. For more information about protecting yourself and others from mpox, please see our public …

Aug 26, 2024 · Principaux repères sur l'orthopoxvirose simienne : principaux faits, symptomes, diagnostic, traitements et vaccins, prévention et action de l'OMS.