Tag: smallpox
Monkey pox: did the eradication of smallpox pave the way for the current situation?
To try to understand why monkeypox is currently spreading outside Africa, a continent where it is endemic in several countries, let’s go back a little in time, just after the…
Smallpox vaccine: monkey, for whom, mandatory?
MONKEYPOX VACCINE. The vaccine against smallpox is again administered in France in the face of the emergence of cases of monkeypox. Affected individuals can be vaccinated with two vaccines: Imvanex…
Smallpox vaccine: back in France, for whom?
MONKEYPOX VACCINE. Faced with the confirmation of 5 cases of monkey pox in France, the Haute Autorité de Santé recommends the vaccination of contact cases. “Stocks [de vaccins contre la…
Smallpox vaccine: recommended by the HAS, for whom?
Faced with the confirmation of 3 cases of monkeypox in France, the Haute Autorité de Santé recommends the vaccination of contact cases. The vaccine against smallpox would be 85% effective…
Treating monkeypox with vaccines used in smallpox…
Monkeypox continues to cause anxiety and fear from the moment it first appeared. Monkeypox is often compared to smallpox. Infectious diseases and clinical microbiology specialist Prof. Dr. Ayşegül Ulu Kılıç…
Smallpox: symptoms, vaccine, photo, no treatment?
Smallpox is a highly contagious viral disease officially eradicated in 1980 through vaccination. Cases of monkey pox are however reported in Europe – especially in France – in May 2022.…
Smallpox vaccine: date, stopped in France?
Faced with the occurrence of several cases of monkeypox in May 2022, the question of the smallpox vaccine is coming up again. It would be 85% effective against this form…
Cases of smallpox in Sweden
A person in the Stockholm region has been confirmed infected with smallpox, FHM writes in a press release. The authority is now investigating whether there are more cases in Sweden…
Woman (65) breaks hip and finger when robbing Oudegracht: ‘Very angry at that smallpox young’
UTRECHT – On her way to work she was suddenly robbed early in the morning, causing her to fall hard. So hard she couldn’t get up. This happened to a…