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… [+7204 chars]
In 2022, the name 'monkeypox' was nixed. Now the U.S. is reviving it : Goats and Soda - NPR
The World Health Organization retired the name "monkeypox" in favor of mpox — since the virus is spread by rodents and small mammals and there's a stigma factor. Why has the U.S. revived "monkeypox"?
By:Gabrielle Emanuel
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