Diseases making a comeback post-pandemic

Polio - The first serious disease that made a comeback in 2022 is polio. People who are infected with the polio virus are at risk of paralysis.

Scarlet fever - A disease we normally associate with days gone by, scarlet fever made a comeback in 2022 and killed at least 25 children in the UK.

Mpox - One of the outbreaks that received more media attention in 2022 was mpox (previously known as monkeypox before WHO renamed it).

Mpox - At the beginning of 2023, the mpox virus seems to be in retreat, thanks to the quick adoption of vaccines, treatments, and community prevention measures.

RSV - Reported cases of children’s bronchiolitis, a viral infection usually caused by the respiratory syncytial virus (RSV), have soared during the winter season of 2022-23.

Parechovirus - Parechovirus is another common virus that causes flu-like symptoms in children. It can, however, cause serious illness in babies under three months old.

Cholera - For the first time in three years, cholera is spreading in Haiti. The country has recorded at least 13,000 cases and 280 deaths since early October.

MIS-C - One disease that actually made its debut post-pandemic is multisystem inflammatory disease in children (MIS-C).

COVID-19 - And last but not least, there is COVID-19 itself.

COVID-19 - Currently, the COVID-19 variants circulating are almost all a version of Omicron.

COVID-19 - Booster shots of the Moderna and Pfizer vaccine continue to combat the Omicron variant.