The threat of infectious diseases is a reminder about the importance of the global community and global health care, say McMaster researchers Zain Chagla and Karen Mossman. The threat of infectious diseases is a reminder about the importance of the global community and global health care, says infectious disease specialist Zain Chagla. Chagla, an associate professor of medicine, was interviewed on TVO’s The Agenda about monkeypox. That includes skin-to-skin contact and contact with open sores, especially when people are going through the pox phase, as the virus is “incredibly present within those lesions,” he said. “Part of our efforts moving forward from this pandemic is recognizing global health as a global community,” he explained on TVO, adding partnerships between high- and low-income countries are vital for sharing research, knowledge and medicine.

Source: CBC News June 15, 2022 18:12 UTC