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fromArs Technica
2 days ago

In 2022, the world axed a disease name seen as racist. US just switched back.

In November 2022, the WHO decided to change the name. The United Nations health agency noted that it had received reports from individuals and countries about the "racist and stigmatizing language online, in other settings, and in some communities." The WHO decided to switch to the name "mpox" with a one-year grace period.
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fromwww.npr.org
2 weeks ago

In 2022, the name 'monkeypox' was rejected as inapt. Now the U.S. is reviving it

In 2022, the medical establishment and public health world nixed the name "monkeypox" for two key reasons. Animal-to-human transmission comes from rodents. And the name "monkeypox" was seen as racist and stigmatizing language. To replace it, World Health Organization (WHO) officials decided to call the disease that causes painful lesions "mpox." Now, the U.S. is reverting to the old term "monkeypox."
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US politics
fromwww.mediaite.com
1 month ago

Senate Republican Goes On Wild Anti-CDC Rant About Monkeypox: Don't Have to Worry' If You're Not a Homosexual Man'

Roger Marshall condemned CDC handling of COVID and monkeypox, claimed monkeypox mainly affected homosexual men, and urged shifting focus from vaccines to chronic disease prevention.
Coronavirus
fromNature
5 months ago

A front-line antiviral drug disappoints against worrisome monkeypox strain

Tecovirimat, approved in Europe for mpox, showed limited effectiveness in hastening recovery in human clinical trials.
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