South Africa is currently experiencing a resurgence in cases of mpox, the disease formerly known as monkeypox. These cases are part of a global outbreak which began in 2022. South Africa had only detected five cases of the disease, in 2022, until 8 May 2024, when a new case was found.
Africa Check debunked several false claims related to the disease when this outbreak began, as did other fact-checking and public health organisations.reported in South Africa at time of publication, we're revisiting what we know about mpox and the false claims that spread alongside it.This name change had been under consideration for many years, as part of a general move to bring the names of viral diseases in line with the WHO's.
Weyer told Africa Check:"Immunocompromised individuals will be most vulnerable to severe clinical presentation of mpox." This includes those with"undiagnosed HIV and unmanaged HIV".- the body's system for preventing and fighting disease. At its most advanced stage, HIV causes a condition called acquired immunodeficiency syndrome or Aids. Because HIV targets the immune system, people with untreated HIV are much more vulnerable to other diseases, including mpox.
This was attributed in part to the"disproportionate burden of HIV" in the country. The WHO said that this high rate of deaths also showed that mpox in South Africa was"likely circulating in the community and has reached the most susceptible individuals".
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