Vaccines that prevent smallpox and mpox come in two varieties. One uses a single shot of a live virus but carries the risk of ...

It’s not yet certain which animals are the natural carriers. But, based on the available evidence, it is thought to be ...

Several African and ex-Soviet countries have expressed interest in buying Russia's vaccine against smallpox and mpox viruses, ...

Women with smallpox infection during pregnancy have higher rates of abortions, stillbirths, and preterm deliveries than women without the disease. Pregnant women have high incidences of ...

The trial will be conducted in the Democratic Republic of the Congo in partnership with Emergent BioSolutions.

(Vaccination for smallpox had been around for decades.) There was general agreement that personal hygiene and good public ...

To win American independence, he not only had to defeat the British army; he had to defeat smallpox. At the time, 90% of deaths in the Continental Army were due to disease. Smallpox was so feared ...

is a viral disease spread by close person-to-person contact from the same family as the virus that causes smallpox. There are ...

This monoclonal antibody cocktail therapeutic has the potential to augment current medical countermeasures, guard against potential resistance of the Smallpox virus, and fulfill an unmet need in our ...

The Frederick biotechnology company BioFactura has announced $7.8 million in new contract activations to study a treatment for a potential smallpox outbreak. The company has gotten contract option ...

Press Release - A drug currently approved for smallpox in the U.S. will undergo clinical trials to treat patients infected by the Mpox viruswho are at risk of severe complications in the Democratic ...

yet other virus infections should be ruled out, including herpes simplex, enteroviruses, and smallpox. The lesions often vesiculate and then umbilicate, but the rash is usually self-limited and ...