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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.
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TOPICS: Health/Medicine; Miscellaneous
KEYWORDS: anthonyfauci; bikeshedding; covidstooges; liberalspeak; maricon; mariposo; monkeypox; mpox; obamacare; vaccinemandates; who
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To: Oldeconomybuyer
Such a shame to see βglobal expertsβ are needed in a series of consultations in order to change the name of ONE disease. WTP ask how much this fraudulant action cost in our hard earned dollars. The WHO is a disgrace and America lost her mind when it was decided to give such authority to this group of know nothings. Wake up, people. The shepherds are fleecing their flocks.
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posted on
11/28/2022 5:27:40 AM PST
by
V K Lee
(Our CONSTITUTION. Written with DIVINE assistance by very wise men. A document unlike any other.)
To: Oldeconomybuyer
M stands for Monkey. Thats good enough for me. M stands for Monkey, thats good enough for me. M stsnds for Monkey thats good enough for me. Oh Monkey Monkey Monkey starts with M.
Thank you.
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posted on
11/28/2022 5:28:18 AM PST
by
dforest
(What are we sittin' around for? )
To: Oldeconomybuyer
I’m triggered by the term “pox”. This is a dog-whistle to macro-supremecists who are trying to make viruses seem bad. Macros don’t respect other cultures.
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posted on
11/28/2022 5:28:41 AM PST
by
Sirius Lee
(They intend to murder us. Prep if you want to live and live like you are prepping for eternal life)
To: Oldeconomybuyer
Nice! I feel better about not getting it now.
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posted on
11/28/2022 5:29:47 AM PST
by
SamAdams76
(4,654,320 | Truth Social | 87,755,089 | Twitter | Trump Followers)
To: Oldeconomybuyer
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posted on
11/28/2022 5:30:29 AM PST
by
Ezekiel
(ποΈ "Come fly with US". Ingenuity -- because the Son of David begins with Mars βοΈ, aka every man. )
To: Oldeconomybuyer
"The WHO announced in August that it was looking for a "neutral, non-discriminatory, and non-stigmatizing" name for the disease. The organization said that it wanted to avoid a term that could be used in a racist way, and also hoped to prevent attacks on monkeys, such as one that occurred in Brazil."
What a bunch of jackasses!
The term monkeypox is non-neutral, discriminatory, stigmatizing, and racist only in their bird-brained heads! ('Scuse me, birds.)
I suppose some moron might decide to attack monkeys, but that's the only half-way intelligent reason they have given, and anyone that far off the beam doesn't need a reason.
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posted on
11/28/2022 5:34:05 AM PST
by
Savage Beast
(Americans DESPISE the corrupt elites, their media toadies and their corruption of the US government!)
To: dforest
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posted on
11/28/2022 5:34:54 AM PST
by
bert
( (KWE. NP. N.C. +12) Juneteenth is inequality day)
To: Oldeconomybuyer
Molesta-pox? Manhole-pox? Multi-partner-gangbang-pox? Maybe-hold-off-on-the-orgies-for-a-bit-pox?
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posted on
11/28/2022 5:36:13 AM PST
by
jz638
To: Oldeconomybuyer
So what does the "m" in "mpox" stand for?
Certainly not the "discriminatory, stigmatizing, racist" word "monkey"!
Maybe it stands for "moron," a tribute to the folks who thought this one up.
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posted on
11/28/2022 5:36:49 AM PST
by
Savage Beast
(Americans DESPISE the corrupt elites, their media toadies and their corruption of the US government!)
To: bert
Why would the word βmonkeyβ offend blacks?
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posted on
11/28/2022 5:37:11 AM PST
by
atc23
(The Matriarchal Society we embrace has led to masks and mandates and the cult of "safety")
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posted on
11/28/2022 5:37:23 AM PST
by
dsrtsage
( Complexity is just simple lacking imagination)
To: EEGator
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posted on
11/28/2022 5:40:55 AM PST
by
GMThrust
To: JudyinCanada
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posted on
11/28/2022 5:41:59 AM PST
by
GMThrust
To: Oldeconomybuyer
Sounds like they are getting ready to force-mask and force-vaccinate for a virus that is not airborne and is not deadly.
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posted on
11/28/2022 5:48:02 AM PST
by
E. Pluribus Unum
(The worst thing about censorship is ββββ β ββββββ βββββββ βββ ββββββ ββ ββββββββ.)
To: Oldeconomybuyer
If they took time off from mass murder to attend useless meetings on a name change, this is a good thing.
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posted on
11/28/2022 5:49:27 AM PST
by
ArcadeQuarters
(Remember the 2020 backstabbers. No more RINOs ever!)
To: Oldeconomybuyer
A rose by any other name is still monkeypox!
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posted on
11/28/2022 5:49:48 AM PST
by
Bob434
(question)
To: Oldeconomybuyer
They Should call It what it is, the LGBTQ-POX
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posted on
11/28/2022 5:51:22 AM PST
by
Bob434
(question)
To: Oldeconomybuyer
Call it poofterpox. Thatβs who is spreading it.
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posted on
11/28/2022 6:06:32 AM PST
by
vpintheak
(Live free, or die!)
To: V_TWIN
People are misspelling it.
Itβs not βmpoxβ.
Itβs βHimpoxβ.
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posted on
11/28/2022 6:21:05 AM PST
by
Jewbacca
(The residents of Iroquois territory may not determine whether Jews may live in Jerusalem.)
To: Oldeconomybuyer
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posted on
11/28/2022 6:26:47 AM PST
by
mykroar
(what is extraordinarily important is thisβwho will count the votes, and how. - J0eStalin)
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