ABSTRACT
The increase in human monkeypox virus (hMPXV) cases amidst the COVID-19 pandemic has raised fear among the general public. The monkeypox virus and the now-extinct smallpox virus belong to the orthopox family of viruses. Although first discovered in 1958, Monkeypox was only well recognized outside the sub-Saharan African countries until the world experienced a monkeypox pandemic in May 2022. The virus is common in some areas of Africa and is often spread through close contact with an infected person or animal. However, recent international trade, travel, and tourism developments have caused viral outbreaks outside Africa. The most recent pandemic in 2022 has been strange because epidemiologists have not found a link between cases and the virus's ability to spread through sexual contact. The structural and pathogenic activities of the virus that attack host cells need to be better understood. Because of this, it is important to know how viruses and the immune system work together to develop effective ways to treat and prevent diseases. To summarize existing research on Monkeypox, we conducted a narrative review using the MEDLINE, EMBASE, PUBMED, and Scopus databases to look at simultaneous zoonotic pandemics caused by the SARS-CoV-2 or COVID-19 coronavirus and presented the most to date information on the symptoms, epidemiology, diagnosis, prevention, and treatment of Monkeypox. However, more research on epidemiological details, ecology, and virus biology in endemic areas is required to understand the virus better and prevent further human infection. This short review discusses the research results that have already been published about how the monkeypox virus affects humans. © 2023, Liaquat University of Medical and Health Sciences. All rights reserved.
ABSTRACT
The pandemic Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) has resulted in more than over 3 million confirmed cases and over 1,061,727 deaths and its impacts Changes the medical landscape on the daily basis in research activities among the researchers, students, and post graduate medical doctors are caught off-guard and they were forced to make a decision on ongoing research projects. Henceforth, immediate requirement for conducting academic research through meetings on several aspects on this current high pandemic situation are needed. We have suggested and provided facilities in AVMC to conduct the research platform related to molecular diagnostics aspects of COVID-19 by Zoom, Cisco, WebEx, YouTube & Facebook live and also provided suggestions to researchers, clinicians, to prevent and treat from the viral infection. Even though legal guidance from institutional organizations, the medical director and principal investigator are the ultimate responsible for the research coordinators for conducting, cancelling, postponing, rescheduling the research activities. Our review will come out to how to conduct the scientific meeting and carrying out the research ongoing projects during the pandemic situation. Further, we discussed the need of personal hygiene, transit, general safety precautions for each participant during the research process. © 2021, Universitatea de Vest Vasile Goldis din Arad. All rights reserved.