Social media users claim a vaccine approved for use against mpox could cause a smallpox outbreak, but the only thing ...

In 2016, archaeologists were conducting excavations at a 16th-century cemetery in the small fishing town of Huanchaco, which ...

With concerns that mpox may now spread more easily and be more severe, researchers warn that failing to curb the outbreak means “nobody is safe.” ...

Mpox, caused by the mpox virus, resembles smallpox but is generally milder. The disease spreads through close contact with ...

False claims linking smallpox vaccination to HIV/AIDS have been shared on social media following the outbreak of mpox.

A single dose of a smallpox vaccine seems to lower the risk of catching mpox by around 60 per cent, and two doses would ...

In August 2024, the World Health Organization (WHO) released an in-depth position paper addressing the use of vaccines ...

Unfortunately, investment, research and development are in favour of the developed countries and it is recently that African ...

Georgetown University announced the three inaugural winners of the Magis Prize, which awards $100,000 in research funding and two semesters of leave to associate professors who demonstrate exceptional ...

It causes a painful rash and is sometimes lethal, although it causes less severe disease than the related smallpox virus. As we’ve previously written, there are two main types, or clades ...

Monkeypox or Mpox is a viral disease that is closely related to the smallpox virus, though it is less severe. It is a Zoonotic disease, meaning it passes from animals or insects to human beings ...