The Scientific Basis of Mpox (Monkeypox) : Features, Prevention, and Treatments /
The Scientific Basis of Monkeypox: Features, Prevention, and Treatments advances understanding of monkeypox and provides a framework for future research with evidence-based and forward-looking content. Content makes use of modeling systems and current experiences derived from case studies to provide...
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London ; San Diego, CA :
Academic Press, an imprint of Elsevier,
[2025]
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Table of Contents:
- Front Cover
- The Scientific Basis of Mpox (Monkeypox)
- Copyright Page
- Contents
- List of contributors
- Preface
- 1 Setting the scene and introductory chapters
- 1 A brief synopsis of mpox
- Abbreviations
- Introduction
- History and discovery
- Endemicity established
- 2022 mpox outbreak
- A new presentation
- Making the diagnosis
- Treating the virus
- Tecovirimat
- Cidofovir and brincidofovir
- Vaccinia immune globulin intravenous
- Preventative practices
- Looking to the future
- Applications to other emerging infectious diseases
- Mini-dictionary of terms
- Summary points
- References
- 2 Monkeypox unveiled: understanding its impact on public health
- Introduction
- Background and significance
- Scope and objectives of the chapter
- Economic implications
- Psychological dimensions
- Ethical concerns
- Infrastructure evaluation
- Promotion of public awareness
- Vaccination endeavors
- Tackling secondary complications
- Navigating diagnostic challenges
- Harnessing community engagement
- Policy formulation and recommendations
- Applications to other emerging communicable diseases
- Economic implications
- Psychological effects
- Ethical quandaries
- Infrastructure insights
- Public education and awareness
- Vaccination programs
- Management of secondary infections
- Diagnostic challenges and innovations
- Community engagement
- Healthcare policy framework
- Impact on public health: an overview
- Economic burden
- Cost implications for healthcare systems
- Case studies on economic impact
- Psychological effects
- Individual and community-level mental health
- The role of stigma and discrimination
- Ethical considerations
- Resource allocation and treatment accessibility
- Ethical dilemmas in monkeypox research
- Healthcare infrastructure
- Diagnostic facilities.
- Challenges for healthcare providers
- Public awareness and education
- Effectiveness of public health campaigns
- Information dissemination strategies
- Vaccination programs
- Current vaccination strategies
- Accessibility and effectiveness
- Secondary infections and complications
- Management and treatment
- Public health implications
- Diagnostic challenges
- Advances in diagnostic technologies
- Limitations in diagnostic technologies
- Community engagement
- Cultural practices and beliefs
- Community-based interventions
- Healthcare policy
- Role of local and national policies
- Recommendations for policy makers
- Establish a multidisciplinary task force
- Integrate local and traditional knowledge
- Invest in research and development
- Strengthen healthcare infrastructure
- Enhance surveillance systems
- Develop public-private partnerships
- Legislate for equity
- Global collaboration
- Continuous evaluation
- Mini-dictionary of terms
- Zoonotic disease
- Public health system
- Outbreak
- Economic burden
- Stigma
- Ethical dilemma
- Healthcare infrastructure
- Nosocomial infection
- Vaccination
- Secondary infections
- Diagnostic facilities
- Community engagement
- Healthcare policy
- Cultural practices
- Resource allocation
- Conclusion
- Summary and synthesis of key points
- Future directions for research and policy
- Limitations
- References
- 3 Human monkeypox virus and its evolution
- List of abbreviations
- Introduction
- Genomic features of human monkeypox virus
- Classification of human monkeypox virus in clades and their frequencies in the world
- Phyllodynamic aspects of human monkeypox virus
- Phylogeography: profile of dissemination of human monkeypox virus in the world
- Immunological aspects of human monkeypox virus infection
- Vaccination
- Conclusion
- Summary points.
- Travel restrictions
- Implementation
- Effectiveness
- Economic impacts
- Global trade and economy
- Cost-benefit analysis of control measures
- Future preparedness
- Risk assessment
- Strategies for future outbreaks
- Mini-dictionary of terms
- Conclusion
- Summary and synthesis of key points
- Future directions for research and policy
- Limitations
- Temporal scope
- Expert interviews
- Geographical limitations
- Policy review
- Research gaps
- Ethical constraints
- Interdisciplinary approach
- References
- 6 Social media and the response to mpox
- Abbreviations
- Introduction
- Infodemics
- Social media research
- Key findings
- Limitations and challenges
- Applications to other infectious diseases
- COVID-inspired skepticism
- Risk factors drive public health campaigns
- Real-time monitoring and response
- Short and long data format
- Develop a disease-specific commission
- Mini-dictionary of terms
- Summary points
- References.