Mpox - World Health Organization (WHO)
Aug 26, 2024 · Mpox is an infectious disease that can cause a painful rash, enlarged lymph nodes, fever, headache, muscle ache, back pain and low energy. Most people fully recover, but some get very sick. Mpox is caused by the monkeypox virus (MPXV).
Mpox - World Health Organization (WHO)
Jan 11, 2025 · 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, causing a painful rash, enlarged lymph nodes and fever. It can make people very sick and leave scars. The disease mainly spreads from person to person through close contact.
Mpox - World Health Organization (WHO)
Oct 16, 2024 · Mpox is an illness caused by the monkeypox virus. It is a viral infection which can spread between people, mainly through close contact, and occasionally from the environment to people via things and surfaces that have been touched by a person with mpox.
Mpox outbreak - World Health Organization (WHO)
Oct 3, 2024 · Mpox is a viral disease caused by an orthopoxvirus. It spreads mainly through close contact with someone who has mpox, causing a painful rash, enlarged lymph nodes, and fever. It can make people very sick and leave scars. A global outbreak of mpox began in May 2022 and continues to this day.
Health topics - World Health Organization (WHO)
Mpox. Diseases and conditions. Mycetoma, chromoblastomycosis and other deep mycoses. Other. Neglected ...
WHO recommends new name for monkeypox disease
Nov 28, 2022 · The synonym mpox will be included in the ICD-10 online in the coming days. It will be a part of the official 2023 release of ICD-11, which is the current global standard for health data, clinical documentation and statistical aggregation. The term “monkeypox” will remain a searchable term in ICD, to match historic information.
Mpox Q&A: What you need to know about mpox - World Health …
13 May 2023 marks 1 year since the start of a rare mpox outbreak in the WHO European Region. Mpox cases rose drastically in the summer of 2022 as the disease swept through the Region. The outbreak has wound down since then, but this does not mean that mpox has gone away. We spoke to Dr Richard Pebody, who leads the High-threat Pathogen team at WHO/Europe to find …
Mpox Outbreak Toolbox - World Health Organization (WHO)
Public Health Advice on mpox and sex-on-premises venues and events; Public Health Advice for sex workers on mpox; Public Health Advice on understanding, preventing and addressing stigma and discrimination related to mpox; Public health advice on mpox and congregate settings: settings in which people live, stay or work in proximity
Second meeting of the International Health Regulations (2005) …
Nov 28, 2024 · Notwithstanding some progress towards controlling the spread of mpox resulting from national and international response efforts, the Committee noted the rising number and continuing geographic spread of mpox cases, especially those due to monkeypox virus clade Ib infection; the operational challenges in the field in need of stronger national ...
Mpox – African Region - World Health Organization (WHO)
On 14 August 2024, the WHO Director-General determined that the upsurge of mpox in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and a growing number of countries in Africa constitutes a Public Health Emergency of International Concern (PHEIC) under the International Health Regulations (2005) (IHR), the highest level of alarm under the IHR. Here we describe the …