Monkeypox Is About To Be Renamed As Experts Call For A Non Discriminatory Alternative World News
It comes after a group of scientists said there was an “urgent need for a non-discriminatory and non-stigmatizing name” for the virus, which has mysteriously spread outside Africa in recent weeks. A scientific paper released last week, signed by 29 experts, used the term “hMPXV” for the virus and called for “a quick decision and the adoption of a new name”. They said the continued reference to the virus “being African is not only inaccurate, but also discriminatory and stigmatizing”....