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WHO renames monkeypox as mpox
Axios ^ | November 28, 2022 | Ivana Saric

Posted on 11/28/2022 8:56:18 AM PST by Red Badger

The World Health Organization announced on Monday that it is renaming monkeypox as mpox due to concerns that the original name could be perceived as racist or stigmatizing.

Driving the news: Both the monkeypox and mpox names will be used by WHO over the next year as the term "monkeypox" is gradually phased out, WHO said in a press release.

"When the outbreak of monkeypox expanded earlier this year, racist and stigmatizing language online, in other settings and in some communities was observed and reported to WHO," the press release stated. WHO began consulting with experts about potentially renaming the disease back in August, per AP. The big picture: While Monkeypox cases are more often found in Central and Western African countries, a monkeypox outbreak occurred in Europe and the U.S. in May this year.

The WHO declared monkeypox a global emergency in July, after the disease was detected in more than 70 countries. Last month WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said monkeypox had seen "a promising decline globally. The number of reported cases has dropped for eight straight weeks. This is very encouraging."


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To: Pearls Before Swine

A-pox and U-pox, definitely out...........


41 posted on 11/28/2022 9:56:47 AM PST by Red Badger (Homeless veterans camp in the streets while illegal aliens are put up in hotels.....................)
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To: Red Badger

Because any mention of monkeys, even in the context of involvement of actual monkeys, is a racist dog whistle.


42 posted on 11/28/2022 10:32:06 AM PST by Salman (It's not a slippery slope if it was part of the program all along. )
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To: Red Badger

So what happens now? Will the zoos rename the monkey cages to m-cages? Is “monkey” now a forbidden word, so that if you appear to be saying the word in any video you will be fired from your job, have your scholarship canceled, and be accused of a hate crime?

How far can this insanity go?


43 posted on 11/28/2022 10:52:48 AM PST by I want the USA back (Our news media isn't worth camel spit. Neither is the democrat party. )
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To: I want the USA back

Don’t monkey around with that thought...................


44 posted on 11/28/2022 10:54:40 AM PST by Red Badger (Homeless veterans camp in the streets while illegal aliens are put up in hotels.....................)
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To: Red Badger

That makes it all better.


45 posted on 11/28/2022 11:01:44 AM PST by Organic Panic (Democrats. Memories as short as Joe Biden's eyes)
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To: Red Badger

This is indistinguishable from a Babylon Bee article.


46 posted on 11/28/2022 11:50:04 AM PST by Boogieman
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To: Boogieman

Those great folks at Babylon Bee can’t compete with reality!................


47 posted on 11/28/2022 11:51:08 AM PST by Red Badger (Homeless veterans camp in the streets while illegal aliens are put up in hotels.....................)
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To: Red Badger

To really be antiracist they should rename it “honkeypox”.


48 posted on 11/28/2022 12:00:02 PM PST by Boogieman
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To: Red Badger

Did monkeys complain to the WHO?


49 posted on 11/28/2022 12:19:52 PM PST by Verginius Rufus
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To: shadowlands1960
Because ‘monkey’ is racist...

racist, homophobic, mysogynistic, and anti-semetic.

There, covered all bases. But, the same is true of all words..

50 posted on 11/28/2022 12:43:13 PM PST by Thommas (The snout of the camel is already under the tent.)
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To: shadowlands1960

“Because ‘monkey’ is racist...this sh*t never stops”

As a side note Siddhartha Gautama’s (Buddha) commentary on crazed humans was captured by two words “monkey brained.”


51 posted on 11/28/2022 5:56:12 PM PST by Clutch Martin ("The trouble ain't that there is too many fools, but that the lightning ain't distributed right." )
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To: Clutch Martin

The WHO can change the name of the [disease] but they cannot change the name of the [virus].

That’s under the jurisdiction of a totally different organization, the International Committee on Taxonomy of Viruses: ICTV.

ICTV has NOT removed the Monkey part, and they probably WILL NOT.

https://www.statnews.com/2022/08/01/the-campaign-to-rename-monkeypox-gets-complicated/


52 posted on 12/03/2022 6:39:51 AM PST by Texan4Life
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