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How does monkeypox spread? An epidemiologist explains why it isn't an STI and what counts as close contact

Monkeypox is caused by a virus that, despite periodic outbreaks, is not thought to spread easily from person to person and historically has not spurred long chains of transmission within communities. Now, many researchers are left scratching their heads as to why monkeypox seems to be propagating so readily and…

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Ex-rugby star Ed Slater opens up on his kids' reaction to motor neurone disease diagnosis

Ed Slater was diagnosed with motor neurone disease in July, and the former Nottingham, Leicester Tigers and Gloucester lock retired with immediate effect upon learning of the devastating news

Daily Mirror

Govt to lower Covid to same disease category as influenza

Thailand will downgrade Covid-19 from a “dangerous” communicable disease to one that “needs monitoring” starting from October, as the country’s virus situation has started to stabilise, according to the Ministry of Public Health.

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Monkeypox: How is it different from chickenpox?

Although the two diseases share many symptoms, there are several key differences

The Independent UK

How worried should you be about monkeypox?

Almost 2,800 cases of rare tropical virus now confirmed in UK

The Independent UK

Where did monkeypox come from?

Disease continuing to spread beyond West Africa this summer

The Independent UK

Monkeypox signs and symptoms: What to look for and how it spreads

Tropical disease originating in Africa has spread across the world since May

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Woman with disorder that causes her to go toilet ‘8 times before work’ climbs Everest

‘The altitude sickness took over and we were all rushing to the loo constantly – it wasn’t just me!’ Samantha Rose said

The Independent UK

NHS dentist shortage: Signs you need urgent dental care and how to get it

New investigation has found that majority of dentists are not currently accepting NHS patients

The Independent UK

Many people don't know basic facts about monkeypox, making them susceptible to public health messaging but also to conspiracy theories

PHILADELPHIA — Did evil scientists intentionally release monkeypox?

The Philadelphia Inquirer

Do wildfires put Californians at higher risk for lung cancer?

In California and across the country, more people are likely to die from lung cancer than any other cancer, the American Lung Association states in an August press release, as wildfire season is in full swing.

Tribune News Service

Covid becomes equal leading cause of death in New Zealand for first time

Analysis shows almost 15% of deaths in mid-July were due to Covid, with that figure likely to be an undercount

The Guardian - AU

Climate change puts Lyme disease in focus for France's Valneva after COVID blow

With climate change spurring more cases of tick-borne Lyme disease, drugmaker Valneva is betting big on a vaccine as it looks beyond disappointing sales of its COVID shot.

Reuters

Covid becomes Australia’s third most common cause of death in 2022

The virus trails only heart disease and dementia after an estimated 7,100 fatalities from January to July, researchers say

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AgQuip field days ban returned travellers from Indonesia amid foot-and-mouth fears

Agquip organisers have stepped up biosecurity measures to reduce the likelihood of a foot-and-mouth disease outbreak.

The Conversation

A foot and mouth outbreak in NZ would affect more than agriculture – tourism needs a plan too

Recent warnings of a “doomsday” scenario if foot and mouth disease (FMD) arrived in New Zealand inevitably singled out the agriculture sector. But overseas experience tells us FMD can also result in potentially severe impacts on the tourism sector.

The Guardian - AU

New hope for children at risk of New Zealand’s most iniquitous disease

Potentially deadly, rheumatic fever has been eradicated in most of the developed world. Fresh research may help New Zealand finally follow suit

ABC News

Why skipping the dentist during COVID-19 could come back to bite us

Dentists fear a perfect storm of cost of living pressures and the COVID-19 pandemic could mean an increase in oral disease over the years to come.

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‘These things are irreplaceable’: one farmer’s long view on foot-and-mouth disease

How do you compare declining exports with the trauma of culling a healthy herd, losing animals you love and your life’s work?

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Monkeypox gives paramedics COVID déjà vu

Union officials warn they are seeing the same plodding response to monkeypox that they saw in COVID-19

The Hindu

Lumpy skin disease: Over 66,000 doses of goat pox vaccine procured by Punjab

Punjab, Rajasthan, Uttarakhand, Gujarat and Andaman and Nicobar Islands have been hit by the outbreak of the disease.

Daily Mirror

'Sweetest' boy, 5, has rare disorder that means stepping outside to play could kill him

Albie Tilford, from Preston, Lancashire, was diagnosed with Chronic Granulomatous Disease which means he has just one working lung and playing outside in the fresh air could kill him

The New Daily

COVID-19 and autoimmune rheumatic diseases: Vaccine insufficient protection against Omicron

A study has found mRNA vaccines don't create enough antibodies to protect against the Omicron COVID variant in people with autoimmune rheumatic diseases.

Tribune News Service

A California man’s ‘painful and terrifying’ road to a monkeypox diagnosis

Two days after Kevin Kwong flew home to California from New York, his hands itched so badly, the pain jolted him from sleep. He thought the problem was eczema.

Inverse

Nordic Diet vs. Mediterranean Diet: Health benefits of eating like a Viking, explained

Studies have found that Nordic eating patterns were associated with a lower risk of heart disease and type 2 diabetes

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