Andrea B
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Passionate about science. Working in the field of infectious disease. Expert in sexual and women’s health. Medical affairs director in a biotech.
Exactly! Evidence is too poor on that matter. Probably research on this new outbreak will shed more light on differences in mortality between clades.
November 27, 2024 at 6:53 AM
Exactly! Evidence is too poor on that matter. Probably research on this new outbreak will shed more light on differences in mortality between clades.
Sure, here it is: pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/35148313/
The changing epidemiology of human monkeypox-A potential threat? A systematic review - PubMed
Monkeypox, a zoonotic disease caused by an orthopoxvirus, results in a smallpox-like disease in humans. Since monkeypox in humans was initially diagnosed in 1970 in the Democratic Republic of the Cong...
pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
November 25, 2024 at 12:38 PM
Sure, here it is: pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/35148313/
However looking at demographic data, it was shown that in cladeIb outbreaks children were the most affected. The severity of mpox is much greater in paediatric patients than adults, therefore age alone might be responsible for the differences in mortality.
November 22, 2024 at 6:57 PM
However looking at demographic data, it was shown that in cladeIb outbreaks children were the most affected. The severity of mpox is much greater in paediatric patients than adults, therefore age alone might be responsible for the differences in mortality.
Yes. Reason why is thought clade IB is more sever is based on some systematic reviews (eg: Burge et al 2022) which measured mortality % in outbreaks caused by different clades. Conclusion is that clade Ib caused more deaths.
November 22, 2024 at 6:56 PM
Yes. Reason why is thought clade IB is more sever is based on some systematic reviews (eg: Burge et al 2022) which measured mortality % in outbreaks caused by different clades. Conclusion is that clade Ib caused more deaths.