Monkeypox On Campus: Universities Plan for New Health Threat

Monkeypox On Campus: Universities Plan for New Health Threat

Nancy Santos Gainer, spokeswoman, West Chester University. William Schaffner, MD, professor of infectious diseases, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Nashville. Amesh Adalja, MD, infectious disease specialist, senior scholar, Johns Hopkins Center for Health Security, Baltimore. Leana Wen, MD, emergency doctor, public health policy professor, George Washington University, Washington, DC. Shilpa Bakre, spokesperson, University of Texas. … Read more

Keeping Your Laundry Free From Monkeypox

Keeping Your Laundry Free From Monkeypox

Aug. 8, 2022 – Is your laundry a way to spread monkeypox? As monkeypox cases rise globally, health officials have warned that the virus mainly spreads through direct skin-to-skin contact with a monkeypox lesion. But according to the CDC, poxviruses like the monkeypox can survive in linens and clothing, and live particularly well in “dark, … Read more

Two Children in U.S. Diagnosed with Monkeypox

Two Children in U.S. Diagnosed with Monkeypox

July 25, 2022 – Two children have been diagnosed with monkeypox in the U.S. according to federal health officials. One case is a toddler who is a resident of California, and the other is an infant who is not a U.S. resident but was tested while in Washington, DC, CDC officials told reporters on Friday. … Read more

Global Monkeypox Cases Rise to More Than 550

Global Monkeypox Cases Rise to More Than 550

June 1, 2022 — More than 550 cases of monkeypox have been reported worldwide, according to an update from the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control. The U.S. CDC now reports 18 cases across nine states, double the previous count from last week. Monkeypox cases have been identified in over 30 countries, according to … Read more

What to Know About Monkeypox Amid U.S. Cases

What to Know About Monkeypox Amid U.S. Cases

May 24, 2022 – After 2 years of hearing about the coronavirus, there’s now another infectious disease on Americans’ radars: monkeypox. There is now one confirmed case and four suspected cases of the monkeypox virus – a rare disease closely related to smallpox – in the U.S., according to the CDC. There are two strains … Read more