Even though the virus was first discovered in laboratory monkeys in 1958, the original source came from a squirrel.

Their findings reveal that the inhaled infectious dose of mpox is at least 100 times lower than that of SARS-CoV-2 and smallpox, making efficient respiratory aerosol transmission highly unlikely ...

Mpox, once a rare virus mainly confined to parts of Central Africa, is rapidly evolving into a more serious global health threat. Scientists are alarmed by its growing ability to spread from person to ...

Epidemiological studies are warranted to identify whether clade Ib transmission is linked with adults or other children. Based on the history of smallpox, researchers believe that mpox will induce ...

That shift in how it's transmitted is leading to longer transmission chains and lasting ... we are at risk of future epidemics." Unlike smallpox, mpox has an animal reservoir, meaning it can ...

Smallpox is different ... do not need a booster unless they are traveling to an area with poliovirus transmission. The management of potential outbreaks requires a dedicated, well-trained and ...

The smallpox came in the mail, in a little piece of 350-year-old human skin. And the surprise discovery is dramatically rewriting the history of one of the most notorious diseases to plague humankind.

TNX-801 is a single-dose, live virus vaccine in development to protect against mpox and smallpox TNX-801 protects ...

To discuss the issue of smallpox vaccination and HIV infection ... the risk of secondary vaccinia transmission would be quite different because it would be much harder to guard against.