Feb 4, 2025 · WHO questions and answers page on chickenpox, including information on transmission, symptoms, complications, treatments and prevention.

Mpox (previously known as monkeypox) is a viral disease caused by an orthopoxvirus called monkeypox virus. It spreads mainly through close contact with someone who has mpox, causing a painful rash, …

Aug 26, 2024 · WHO fact sheet on mpox: includes key facts, definition, outbreaks, transmission, symptoms, diagnosis, treatment, prevention, WHO response.

Oct 3, 2024 · Page providing resources relating to an outbreak of mpox that began in 2022. Resources include general information on the virus, situation reports and materials for health workers.

Nov 14, 2024 · Smallpox is an acute contagious disease caused by the variola virus, a member of the orthopoxvirus family. It was one of the most devastating diseases known to humanity and caused …

Oct 16, 2024 · Are people who are immunosuppressed at higher risk of developing severe mpox (including people living with HIV)?

Jun 28, 2016 · The virus which causes smallpox is contagious and spreads through person-to- person contact and saliva droplets in an infected person’s breath. It has an incubation period of between 7 …

Jun 25, 2025 · Mpox is caused by the monkeypox virus and is a member of the Orthopoxvirus genus in the family Poxviridae, which includes variola, cowpox, vaccinia and other viruses. Mpox was first …

Aug 26, 2024 · Principaux repères sur l'orthopoxvirose simienne : principaux faits, symptomes, diagnostic, traitements et vaccins, prévention et action de l'OMS.

Jan 22, 2025 · This page answers the most frequently asked questions about mpox vaccines. For more information about protecting yourself and others from mpox, please see our public advice page, …