This is what's known about monkeypox, smallpox's cousin
The form of the virus that’s circulating is thought to be mild, with a fatality rate of less than 1%
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The form of the virus that’s circulating is thought to be mild, with a fatality rate of less than 1%
The US, UK and Canada are probing cases of the virus, typically caught from infected wild animals in Africa
WASHINGTON, May 11 ― The number of gun deaths in the United States underwent an “historic” increase in 2020, possibly due to the effects of the Covid-19 pandemic and poverty, according to a report by health authorities published yesterday. The US racked up 19,350 firearm homicides in 2020, up...
Eight cases of severe hepatitis of an unknown origin have been detected in children in the Argentinian city of Santa Fe. The country's ministry of health has denied that it is an outbreak and reported that these are isolated and unconnected cases. The first case reported in Argentina was that of an 8-year-old boy at the Children’s Hospital in the city of Rosario.
The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is investigating 109 childhood cases of a mysterious form of hepatitis, including five reported deaths, the agency said Friday.