Doctor in the House: Facing Mpox in 2024

Dr George Lee, Consultant UrologistDr Timothy William, Infectious Diseases Consultant

The Bigger Picture · Health & Living · 13 Sept 2024 · 37 mins listen

The World Health Organization (WHO) has declared mpox a public health emergency of international concern. This doesn’t make it a pandemic like COVID-19 was, but it does mean that countries have to introduce measures to ensure that mpox doesn’t turn into a pandemic. Infectious diseases consultant Dr Timothy William explains what we need to know about mpox strains, symptoms, transmission and vaccination.

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Produced by:

Tee Shiao Eek,Ruqayya Zuhair

Presented by:

Tee Shiao Eek

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health policy,wellness,managing disease,medical advances

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the bigger picture,health and living,mpox,pandemic,infectious disease,covid-19,vaccination

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