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1 day ago · The global mpox outbreak in 2022 demonstrated that mpox can spread through sexual encounters, particularly among men who have sex with men. Mpox also spreads by animal-to-human contact, which could include being bitten by or cooking an infected animal. Historically a majority of clade I mpox was due to animal-to-human transmission.
Aug 14, 2024 · CNN — The World Health Organization on Wednesday declared the ongoing mpox outbreak in Africa a global health emergency . WHO convened its emergency committee amid concerns that a deadlier strain...
The COVID-19 pandemic (also known as the coronavirus pandemic ), caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 ( SARS-CoV-2 ), began with an outbreak of COVID-19 in Wuhan, China, in December 2019. It spread to other areas of Asia, and then worldwide in early 2020.
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Mar 17, 2021 · The outbreak of the virus has sickened more than 80 million people. At least 1.7 million people have died. Here’s how the year unfolded.
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1 day ago · Mpox, formerly known as monkeypox, is a viral illness caused by infection with the monkeypox virus. The virus belongs to a large family of viruses known to cause disease in humans and other ...