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Mpox is a global health emergency, but seems unlikely to trigger another pandemic

Mon, 2024-08-19 15:09 — mike kraft

Now that mpox is a global health emergency, will it trigger another pandemic? The World Health Organization has declared the ongoing outbreaks of mpox in Congo and elsewhere in Africa to be a global emergency, requiring urgent action to curb the virus’ transmission. AP News

Is mpox going to trigger another pandemic:

That seems highly unlikely. Pandemics, including the most recent ones of swine flu and COVID-19, are typically sparked by airborne viruses that spread quickly, including by people who may not be showing symptoms.

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Analysis: Antiviral TPOXX, used for mpox no better than placebo, NIH

Fri, 2024-08-16 17:17 — mike kraft

Antiviral used for mpox no better than placebo, NIH says Just as mpox is declared a global health emergency, the antiviral tecovirimat is found to be no better than placebo against it. Jason Mast STAT

The National Institutes of Health said Thursday that an antiviral often used to treat mpox did not resolve patients’ symptoms faster than placebo in a randomized trial.

The results are notable because the drug, tecovirimat, has rarely been studied clinically for mpox, despite its wide use during the 2022 and 2023 outbreaks in the U.S. and Europe.

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Shortage of testing, vaccines hampers mpox response in Africa--IFRC

Fri, 2024-08-16 16:43 — mike kraft

IFRC says shortage of testing, vaccines hampers mpox response in Africa | Reuters

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EU raises MPOX risk level; cases found in Sweden and Pakistan

Fri, 2024-08-16 16:25 — mike kraft

EU public health body lifts mpox risk alert level after new strain found in Sweden The European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control on Friday raised its risk level for mpox, a day after global health officials confirmed one case of infection with a new strain of the virus in Sweden, the first outside Africa. Bhanvi Satija,Jennifer Rigby Reuters

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Socioeconomic disadvantage magnifies COVID-19 effects, slows recovery--Italian study

Fri, 2024-08-16 14:44 — mike kraft

Socioeconomic disadvantage magnifies COVID-19 effects, slows recovery, data suggest Recovery from COVID-19 takes longer, and infection has a greater effect on health-related quality of life (HRQoL), among socioeconomically disadvantaged patients, suggests an observational study published in BMC Infectious Diseases. CIDRAP

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Climate Change: How cities are tackling rising heat

Thu, 2024-08-15 17:43 — mike kraft

Cities are tackling rising heat – but they have to avoid a dangerous trap | Extreme heat | The Guardian

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The latest on new COVID variants, updated vaccines, and masking

Thu, 2024-08-15 16:17 — mike kraft

COVID is surging again. Here’s the latest on new variants, updated vaccines, and masking | AAMC The latest, highly contagious subvariants are driving infections, but new vaccines expected this fall may help stem the tide of another wave. AAMC

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The reason COVID-19 cases are increasing this summer is likely because people who haven’t been recently vaccinated or infected have fewer antibodies at the ready to fight off the first sign of the virus and are more likely to experience its symptoms, including fever, chills, sore throat, cough, congestion, body aches, gastrointestinal issues, and fatigue.

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Covid sumer surge: Explaination and list of top symptoms.

Thu, 2024-08-15 15:59 — mike kraft

Why does it feel like everyone is getting Covid? Covid’s summer surge, explained Ellen Ioanes Vox

Also see: The Summer 2024 COVID-19 Surge Is Happening. Here Are The Top Symptoms You May Be Experiencing

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Healthy lifestyle lowers the risk of post-COVID complications --study

Thu, 2024-08-15 15:37 — mike kraft

Healthy lifestyle lowers the risk of post-COVID complications, finds study (medicalxpress.com)

... the study found that individuals with a favorable lifestyle had a lower risk of hospitalization, lower incidence of long-term or on-going health issues affecting multiple parts of the body, and reduced risk of post-COVID death, compared to those with an unfavorable lifestyle.

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