WHO Changes Monkeypox Name After Racism Complaints
Nov 30, 2022 ·
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The World Health Organization has announced a new preferred name for the monkeypox virus, saying it would refer to it as mpox. The WHO says it had received complaints the...
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The World Health Organization has announced a new preferred name for the monkeypox virus, saying it would refer to it as mpox.
The WHO says it had received complaints the current name was "racist and stigmatizing and that, after consultations with experts, mpox would be used simultaneously with monkeypox for one year.
The WHO urged other medical organizations and the media to adopt the new name as well.
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The WHO says it had received complaints the current name was "racist and stigmatizing and that, after consultations with experts, mpox would be used simultaneously with monkeypox for one year.
The WHO urged other medical organizations and the media to adopt the new name as well.
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