Skip to comments.
Monkeypox to be renamed 'mpox,' WHO says
Deutsche Welle ^
| November 28, 2022
Posted on 11/28/2022 4:57:54 AM PST by Oldeconomybuyer
The World Health Organization (WHO) announced on Monday that monkeypox is to be renamed "mpox" in English.
"Following a series of consultations with global experts, WHO will begin using a new preferred term 'mpox' as a synonym for monkeypox. Both names will be used simultaneously for one year while 'monkeypox' is phased out," the UN health agency said in a statement.
The monkeypox virus was originally identified in monkeys in 1958, but can infect a number of other animals, and is more frequently found in rodents.
Although global infection numbers have been declining since August, the virus remains a problem in low-income regions.
(Excerpt) Read more at dw.com ...
TOPICS: Health/Medicine; Miscellaneous
KEYWORDS: anthonyfauci; bikeshedding; covidstooges; liberalspeak; maricon; mariposo; monkeypox; mpox; obamacare; vaccinemandates; who
Navigation: use the links below to view more comments.
first 1-20, 21-40, 41-53 next last
To: Oldeconomybuyer
Call it whatever. We all know it’s from cornholing.
We can call it botulism. Dying from bad meat in the can…
2
posted on
11/28/2022 5:03:41 AM PST
by
EEGator
To: Oldeconomybuyer
3
posted on
11/28/2022 5:05:23 AM PST
by
Ge0ffrey
To: Oldeconomybuyer
Great thinking....that’ll stop the spread
👌
SMH
4
posted on
11/28/2022 5:06:27 AM PST
by
V_TWIN
(America...so great even the people that hate it refuse to leave)
To: Oldeconomybuyer
Call it Ham Sandwich but it doesn’t change a thing
5
posted on
11/28/2022 5:07:15 AM PST
by
The Louiswu
(- .-. ..- -- .--. / ..--- ----- ..--- ....-)
To: EEGator
Glad I had to read your post twice. It kept me from spilling my coffee.
6
posted on
11/28/2022 5:09:11 AM PST
by
healy61
To: healy61
It’s a fine way to start your day. :)
7
posted on
11/28/2022 5:11:11 AM PST
by
EEGator
To: Oldeconomybuyer
To: Ge0ffrey
Maricon pox
“(Maricon” is Spanish for sodomite.
9
posted on
11/28/2022 5:12:52 AM PST
by
Jewbacca
(The residents of Iroquois territory may not determine whether Jews may live in Jerusalem.)
To: Oldeconomybuyer
“A rose by any other name would smell as sweet”.
A homo monkeypox disease by any other name ....
10
posted on
11/28/2022 5:14:03 AM PST
by
airborne
(Thank you Rush for helping me find FreeRepublic! R)
To: Oldeconomybuyer
These people are truly insane.
11
posted on
11/28/2022 5:14:05 AM PST
by
I want the USA back
(Our news media isn't worth camel spit. Neither is the democrat party. )
To: Oldeconomybuyer
Damn, I bet on “APOX”......
12
posted on
11/28/2022 5:17:21 AM PST
by
Lockbox
(politicians, they all seemed like game show hosts to me.... Sting)
To: Oldeconomybuyer
Of course. The term monkeypox is offensive to Blacks
13
posted on
11/28/2022 5:17:26 AM PST
by
bert
( (KWE. NP. N.C. +12) Juneteenth is inequality day)
To: Jewbacca
14
posted on
11/28/2022 5:19:44 AM PST
by
CatHerd
(Whoever said "All's fair in love and war" probably never participated in either.)
To: Oldeconomybuyer
“Mpox” is short for Monkeypox. LOL.
15
posted on
11/28/2022 5:20:19 AM PST
by
FlingWingFlyer
(You can vote your way into socialism but you have to shoot your way out. Remember that Snowflakes!)
To: Oldeconomybuyer
I wonder how much money they slipped to some relative, I mean, consultant to turn monkeypox into mpox. Then the whole timetable calculations would be an extra charge. Utter fools.
In the end (no pun intended), they should just tell everyone in the world to stop putting their junk in someone else’s trunk.
To: Oldeconomybuyer
The WHO are really concerned about hurting the monkeys’ feelings. Those little fellas get offended very easily.
17
posted on
11/28/2022 5:22:32 AM PST
by
FlingWingFlyer
(You can vote your way into socialism but you have to shoot your way out. Remember that Snowflakes!)
To: Oldeconomybuyer
18
posted on
11/28/2022 5:23:40 AM PST
by
albie
To: Oldeconomybuyer
Monkeypox to be renamed ‘mpox,’ WHO says
—
m’kay
To: Oldeconomybuyer
They are changing the name of ButtSex Pox to mopx? You don’t say. I wonder why.
Navigation: use the links below to view more comments.
first 1-20, 21-40, 41-53 next last
Disclaimer:
Opinions posted on Free Republic are those of the individual
posters and do not necessarily represent the opinion of Free Republic or its
management. All materials posted herein are protected by copyright law and the
exemption for fair use of copyrighted works.
FreeRepublic.com is powered by software copyright 2000-2008 John Robinson