Thu 18 August 2022: People must reduce their own risks of infection, because vaccines against monkeypox are not 100% effective, WHO technical lead Rosamund Lewis said on Wednesday. “We are not expecting a 100% efficacy for these vaccines for the prevention of monkeypox. We don’t have the exact information … it reminds us that vaccine […]
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Tue 16 August 2022: South Africa has detected its fourth case of monkeypox through laboratory testing in a 28-year-old male from the Western Cape. According to the Department of Health, the patient has travel history to Spain and returned to South Africa on the second week of August 2022. “A polymerase chain reaction (PCR) test […]
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Mon 15 August 2022: There are reports that the monkeypox has infected a dog owned by a gay French couple who shared a bed with them. This virus that infects humans and pets is the first one of its kind. The two Parisian men, 44 and 27, are believed to have contracted the virus through […]
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Sat 13 August 2022: The World Health Organization (WHO) has given new names to monkeypox virus strains that are currently in circulation. This is to prevent causing any cultural or societal offense, according to a statement issued by the WHO on Friday. The WHO organized a group of worldwide experts to decide on the new […]
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Fri 12 August 2022: Baby powder containing talc will no longer be sold anywhere in the world, according to healthcare products giant Johnson & Johnson, more than two years after it ceased doing so in the United States and Canada. Beginning in 2023, the corporation will no longer sell the product on the international market. […]
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Thu 11 August 2022: After an outbreak of H5N8 bird flu on a farm in northern Germany, authorities said on Thursday that approximately 110,000 chickens would be slaughtered, Reuters reported. According to the Vechta district council, the disease was verified on an egg-producing farm in Langwege, in the Vechta district of the northern state of […]
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Scientists believe the virus likely emerged in shrews. Thu 11 August 2022: Scientists in Asia have identified a new virus that can cause severe fever and was likely transmitted to humans from animals in eastern China. The Langya henipavirus (LayV) was found in 35 people in the Shandong and Henan provinces of China, who were […]
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Wed 10 August 2022: On Tuesday, the World Health Organization expressed remorse for the death of monkeys in Brazil amid fears of monkeypox infection. In less than a week, 10 monkeys in Sao Jose do Rio Preto, in the state of Sao Paulo, have been poisoned, according to a report published on Sunday by the […]
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Sat 06 August 2022: One of the primary signs that has served as a coronavirus (COVID-19) indicator since the beginning is the loss of smell. In late 2019, when the deadly virus was first discovered, no one was aware of its symptoms. The early signs of Covid at the time were probably loss of taste […]
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Fri 05 August 2022: According to UN estimates, approximately 4,000 individuals around the world contract HIV every day, and the organization asked countries to increase funding for disease prevention and treatment access. The organisation tweeted, “Progress in the reduction of new HIV infections is slowing & every day 4,000 people become infected around the world. […]
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