By Dr. Liji Thomas, MD – Jun 14 2022
In an article published in the Annals of Internal Medicine, researchers discuss the implications of the current monkeypox outbreak during the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic for healthcare personnel.
Several cases of monkeypox were recently reported in different places the world over. As this unusual infection crosses a thousand cases in six different continents, health care researchers warn that the world must be prepared to face a potential outbreak caused by this virus, in addition to the already circulating severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2).