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Key facts Overview Mpox (monkeypox) is an infectious disease caused by the monkeypox virus. It can cause a painful rash, enlarged lymph nodes and fever. Most people fully recover, but some get very sick. World Health Organization-18 April 2023 Anyone can get mpox. It spreads from contact with infected: If you have mpox: The disease mpox (formerly monkeypox) is caused by the monkeypox virus (commonly abbreviated as MPXV), an enveloped double-stranded DNA virus of the Orthopoxvirus genus in the Poxviridae family, which includes variola, cowpox, vaccinia and other viruses. The two genetic clades of the virus are clades I and II. The monkeypox virus…

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Bangladesh’s Nobel Peace Prize winning economist Muhammad Yunus was sworn in as the head of the country’s caretaker government on Thursday (Aug 8), three days after Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina was forced to quit and flee the country following violent protests. Yunus, 84, was recommended for the role by student protesters and returned to Dhaka earlier on Thursday from Paris, where he was undergoing medical treatment. CNA – 08 August 2024 “The country has the possibility of becoming a very beautiful nation,” an emotional Yunus told reporters at the airport. “Whatever path our students show us, we will move ahead with that.” Yunus will be the chief adviser in the interim government…

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