Your monkeypox questions answered as vaccine access expands
Editor's note:This story was originally published July 25 onUCLA Health's Connect blog. It was updated Aug. 2.As monkeypox spreads across the United States, there are now documented cases in Los Angeles County. As of July 25, there were 162 confirmed cases in Los Angeles County and at least 3,400 cases in the United States, prompting fears of another coronavirus-style outbreak.Monkeypox, however, is an entirely different virus. It is not a respiratory illness like COVID-19, notes Dr. Omai Garner, director of clinical microbiology for UCLA Health.“It’s a different disease and it’s not the kind of thing that trans...
Source: UCLA Newsroom: Health Sciences - August 3, 2022 Category: Universities & Medical Training Source Type: news
Shingles may raise your risk of Alzheimer's, study warns
A study led by Oxford University found varicella zoster virus (VZV), which causes chickenpox and shingles, can set off a chain reaction in the brain linked to dementia. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - August 1, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Medical device companies gear up to make kits to test monkeypox
The company said its experts have developed "POX-Q Multiplexed RT-PCR kit" for the detection of the novel virus along with differentiation from varicella zoster virus (chickenpox) in a single-tube multiplex reaction format. (Source: The Economic Times Healthcare and Biotech News)
Source: The Economic Times Healthcare and Biotech News - July 27, 2022 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
Medical device companies gear up to make kits to test the new threat
The company said its experts have developed "POX-Q Multiplexed RT-PCR kit" for the detection of the novel virus along with differentiation from varicella zoster virus (chickenpox) in a single-tube multiplex reaction format. (Source: The Economic Times Healthcare and Biotech News)
Source: The Economic Times Healthcare and Biotech News - July 27, 2022 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
Ethiopia: Measles, Chickenpox Cases Reported in IDP Camps in Amhara Region
[Addis Standard] Addis Abeba -- Measles cases were reported in Berehet and Minjar woredas in North Shewa Zone of Amhara Region as well as in two IDP sites (China camp and Woinshet IDP site) in Debre Birhan city. Similarily, Chickenpox cases were also reported in Weleh IDP site in Waghemra Zone over the past three weeks, according to the UN. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - July 12, 2022 Category: African Health Source Type: news
Ethiopia: Measles, Chickenpox Cases Reported in North Shewa and Waghemra IDP Camps in Amhara Region
[Addis Standard] Addis Abeba -- Measles cases were reported in Berehet and Minjar woredas in North Shewa Zone of Amhara Region as well as in two IDP sites (China camp and Woinshet IDP site) in Debre Birhan city. Similarily, Chickenpox cases were also reported in Weleh IDP site in Waghemra Zone over the past three weeks, according to the UN. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - July 12, 2022 Category: African Health Source Type: news
Your Monkeypox Questions Answered
(MedPage Today) -- What are best practices for swabbing monkeypox lesions? Do chickenpox and smallpox vaccines prevent monkeypox? CDC experts answered these and other questions during a Clinician Outreach and Communication Activity call, while... (Source: MedPage Today Public Health)
Source: MedPage Today Public Health - June 30, 2022 Category: American Health Source Type: news
Chickenpox: Dr Zoe urges Britons to spot the three stages of symptoms as cases rise in UK
DOCTOR Zoe has highlighted the key characteristics of chickenpox symptoms for all three stages of the disease, amid a recent surge in cases across the UK. The expert warned the infection may be contagious before warning signs emerge. (Source: Daily Express - Health)
Source: Daily Express - Health - June 30, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Can you get chicken pox twice? What you need to know about the varicella-zoster virus
CHICKENPOX affects almost all of us at some point in our lives, but is it really possible to get it twice? (Source: Daily Express - Health)
Source: Daily Express - Health - June 17, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
When is chickenpox contagious? Key signs you’re still able to pass it on to others
CHICKENPOX causes a contagious spotty skin rash which can transmit the infection to others, but it's not the only way to pass on the varicella-zoster virus which causes the disease. So when exactly is chickenpox contagious? (Source: Daily Express - Health)
Source: Daily Express - Health - June 15, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Shingles Won't Raise Risk for Dementia: Study
THURSDAY, June 9, 2022 -- If you ' ve survived a painful bout of shingles, at least you won ' t have to worry that it might raise your future risk of dementia, new research indicates.
Shingles, caused by the reactivation of the chickenpox virus, results... (Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews)
Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews - June 9, 2022 Category: General Medicine Source Type: news
Chickenpox symptoms: Can you have chickenpox without spots? Fact-checked
CHICKENPOX is known for its unmistakable skin rash which can appear anywhere on the body, but it's not always easy to spot in every person that becomes infected with this viral disease. Here's a look into whether you can ever experience chickenpox without developing the spotty rash. (Source: Daily Express - Health)
Source: Daily Express - Health - June 8, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Shingles: The feeling that could increase a person’s risk of the condition - new research
SHINGLES is an infection that can affect anyone. The virus is caused by the revival of the varicella zoster virus, the same virus known to cause chickenpox. While chickenpox is one cause of shingles, researchers suggest another condition can act as a cause. (Source: Daily Express - Health)
Source: Daily Express - Health - June 6, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Young Physicians Don't Bear the Scars From Infectious Diseases of Yore
(MedPage Today) -- I am a member of the Boomer generation -- born between 1946 and 1964. We were the last generation in the U.S. to deal with measles, mumps, rubella, chickenpox, and polio on a large scale.
My mother swears she almost went crazy... (Source: MedPage Today Public Health)
Source: MedPage Today Public Health - May 21, 2022 Category: American Health Source Type: news
What Is Monkeypox and Should You Be Worried?
A case of the rare and potentially dangerous monkeypox has been confirmed in the U.S., with two news cases appearing in the U.K., bringing the total number there to nine.
The infected Massachusetts man had recently traveled to Canada and is now receiving treatment in hospital, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). The Department of Health said the case poses no risk to the public.
It’s the first reported infection in the U.S. so far this year and follows reports of scattered cases in Europe. In addition, health officials in Canada are investigating up to 13 cases in Montreal, Radio-Canada...
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