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Man flu is a phrase used to denote acute rhinosinusitis (ARS) in men. Technically, this type of upper respiratory tract infection (URTI) affects the nose and paranasal sinuses. Many people refer to this condition as distinctively affecting men, leading to…
In the study, which appeared on September 27 in Nature Communications, scientists analyzed decades of environmental data associated with Lassa virus outbreaks, revealing temperature, rainfall and the presence of pastureland areas as key factors contributing to viral transmission. The researchers…
In a recent study posted to the medRxiv* pre-print server, researchers investigated the presence of viable monkeypox virus (MPXV) in a room occupied by an infected male patient admitted to the National Centre for Infectious Diseases (NCID), Singapore. Study: Viable…
In a recent study posted to the medRxiv* pre-print server, researchers conducted a community-based prospective cohort study in Managua, Nicaragua, before the beginning of the winter season when influenza A (H3N2) cases surge in the Northern Hemisphere. Study: High co-circulation…
A collaborative network led by Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center has received an $8 million grant from the Leducq Foundation to fund a project that will look to identify and validate biomarkers for acute rheumatic fever (ARF). These biomarkers will…
The monkeypox virus is a DNA virus that belongs to the Orthopoxvirus genus. This genus comprises other viruses such as camelpox, cowpox, raccoonpox, skunkpox, variola, and vaccinia. While monkeypox was initially discovered in 1958 in monkeys, rodents are known to be its…
Over the last few months, poliovirus 2 derived from the strain used in the Sabin vaccine (oral polio vaccine) has been repeatedly detected in environmental samples in the USA as well as in the UK. What does this signify? The…
Monkeypox virus (MPXV) is an orthopoxvirus that belongs to the Poxviridae family. The recent multinational outbreak of monkeypox has spread to 96 non-endemic countries. Infections are mostly reported among bisexual, gay, and other men who have with men. The first case of…
A new study reviews the available evidence on the impact of monkeypox infection during pregnancy. Study: Monkeypox infection in pregnancy: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Image Credit: Natalia Deriabina/Shutterstock Introduction The monkeypox virus is an orthopoxvirus, just like smallpox and cowpox…
In a recent review article published in Venereology, scientists have described the epidemiology, transmission, clinical features, diagnosis, treatment, and preventive strategies of monkeypox infection among humans. Study: A Review of Monkeypox: The New Global Health Emergency. Image Credit: ART-ur/Shutterstock Background…
