Introduction: In 2022, Monkey pox disease has been declared as a Global Health Emergency. With the emergence of an epidemic such as this, it becomes imperative that accurate information is imparted to all the individuals. However, as seen in the case of Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID 19) pandemic, it has become evident that people consume most of the informations through the social media platforms such as Instagram, Facebook, Twitter and others. With this, there is a possibility of an increase in dissemination of misinformation which was very well noted in case of Covid-19 Pandemic.Aims: To analyse Instagram posts related to the disease Monkey Pox (MPX) and to determine the accuracy of information disseminated using this platform. Methodology: A cross-sectional type of observational study was conducted in June 2022, wherein top six hashtags related to MPX was analysed using pre-selected questionnaire. Posts not related to the disease MPX were excluded from the study. Data was entered in Microsoft Excel and analysed using the function tool. Results: Results showed that, most of the posts are descriptive in nature, and only a few(11.65%) were posted by doctors. Most of them were posted by news or other agencies. Some of the posts were from unveried sources as well(27.65%). Discussion: On initial assessment only 369 posts were found to be relevant. As witnessed in COVID 19, there is an epidemic of misinformation when a global health emergency is concerned attributed to vast access to social media platforms. In order to sustain this dissemination of false information, such platforms should be regulated and should operate under guidelines of WHO as far as health-related information is concerned

Background and Aim: Viral infections have also been associated with the presence of autoimmune diseases such as systemic lupus disease, rheumatoid arthritis, and diabetes mellitus. SARS-CoV-2 gains entry into human cells by binding its spike protein to the membrane protein angiotensinconverting enzyme 2 (ACE2). It has recently been reported that the incidence of myocarditis and pericarditis is increased in COVID-19 patients during the acute illness. However; whether or not myocarditis and pericarditis after the recovery period are a part of the long COVID-19 syndrome is yet unknown. Hence, we studied the incidence of myocarditis and pericarditis in COVID-19 patients after recovering from the acute infection. Material and Methods: We retrieved records of all adult patients (age ≥ 18 years) who had a documented positive COVID-19 PCR test (n = 500) for the period of 1 year. A control group was created from a cohort of adult patients with at least one negative COVID-19 From this pool of patients, the control cohort was created by 3:1 matching of age (±2 years) and gender. Total 1000 patients in control group were selected.

In 2022, Monkey pox disease was declared as a Global Health Emergency. With the emergence of an epidemic such as this, it becomes imperative that accurate information is imparted to all the individuals. However, as seen in the case of Covid-19 pandemic, it is evident that people consume most of the information through social media platforms such as Instagram, Facebook, Twitter and others. With this, there is a possibility of an increase in dissemination of misinformation which was very well noted in case of Covid-19 Pandemic. Aims: To analyse the information that is available on Instagram regarding Monkey Pox disease and to determine its accuracy. Methodology: A cross-sectional, observational type of study where total of 522 posts were analysed over a period of two days was done. Top 90 posts from the top six monkey pox related hashtags were analysed on the basis of a proforma made of pre-selected questions via the platform google docs and accordingly the results were calculated. Results showed that, most of the posts are descriptive in nature, and only a few(11.65%) were posted by doctors. Most of them were posted by news or other agencies. Some of the posts were from unverified sources as well(27.65%). Discussion: As witnessed in Covid 19, there is prevalent misinformation when a global health emergency is concerned, attributed to vast access to social media platforms. In order to combat this dissemination of false information, such platforms should be regulated and should operate under guidelines of WHO.