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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 ...

Since monkeypox began its unprecedented spread through the nation in May, more than 352,600 people in the U.S. have placed their trust in a vaccine that has never undergone trials to evaluate how ...

Widespread smallpox transmission within the hospital environment is a serious threat. Quarantine measures and mass vaccination programs would be necessary in a smallpox epidemic. All health care ...

The confidence we have in our ability to interrupt transmission of a new version of smallpox might therefore need to be recalibrated. Another argument is that we already know the genome for ...

Historical data on smallpox during pregnancy reveal high ... aimed at improving our understanding of epidemiologic factors, transmission mechanisms, clinical outcomes, and the effectiveness ...

Monkeypox is a viral disease in the same family as smallpox, though monkeypox is ... is also a method of transmission. Pregnant people can spread the disease to their fetus. Monkeypox is not ...

The virus, which is similar to smallpox but with less severe symptoms, isn’t new. Here’s what you need to know about vaccines, transmission and more. By The New York Times Monkeypox cases are ...