Author: Ananya Advitiya

People living with HIV account for 40-50% of the people affected by Mpox. Emerging data and clinical shreds of evidence show higher fatality in people with more advanced HIV. The death rate among these patients is 15%. What is Mpox? Mpox, previously known as monkeypox, is a zoonotic viral disease, was first diagnosed in humans in 1970 in the Democratic Republic of Congo in Africa. It produces symptoms similar to smallpox but is less contagious and currently has a 3-6% of case fatality ratio. It spreads from one individual to the other by close contact with lesions, body fluids, and…