They both have "pox" in their names because they cause pockmark skin lesions. But mpox is caused by a virus similar to ...

MPOX (monkeypox) is caused by a virus from the genus Orthopox-virus, the same family that includes smallpox, cowpox, and variola viruses. The latest declaration by the World Health Organisation ...

Mpox is caused by the monkeypox virus and has two recognized clades – Clade I that can cause risks for severe disease, and Clade II, which is milder. What has been detected so far in the Philippines ...

On Thursday, the Japan Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare approved SIGA Technologies (NASDAQ:SIGA) antiviral treatment TEPOXX (tecovirimat 200 mg capsules) for smallpox, mpox, cowpox ...

The HSE added that those who have received two doses of the mpox vaccine, or previously had the virus, are considered to have protection against severe illness caused by the newer variant.

The New York State Department of Health on Tuesday confirmed its first case of the new mpox strain, adding to the global concerns over the spread of the little-known variant. According to the U.S ...

Photo/COURTESY Over 100 teachers from Kindergarten, Primary, and Secondary schools within the Kampala Metropolitan Area have been sensitized on the Mpox virus through the "Safe Circles" campaign.

Regulatory decision marks first approval in Japan of an antiviral for the treatment of orthopoxviruses including smallpox, mpox and cowpox Japan ... with variola virus, the virus which causes ...