28 Nov 2022 10:09 am
Given it's a disease found primarily in the FAW community, I prefer to call it Rainbow Bubbles.TB7 » 28 Nov 2022, 9:34 am » wrote: ↑ Monkeypox renamed mpox after WHO cites racism concernsLONDON (AP) — The World Health Organization has renamed monkeypox as mpox, citing concerns that the original name of the decades-old animal disease could be construed as discriminatory and racist.
The U.N. health agency said in a statement Monday that mpox was its new preferred name for monkeypox, saying that both monkeypox and mpox would be used for the next year while the old name is phased out.
WHO said it was concerned by the “racist and stigmatizing language” that arose after monkeypox spread to more than 100 countries. It said numerous individuals and countries asked the organization “to propose a way forward to change the name.”
Monkeypox renamed mpox after WHO cites racism concerns | WBTW