The World Health Organization has renamed monkeypox as 'mpox,' citing concerns the original name could be construed as discriminatory and stigmatizing.
One of the more popular proposals was "mpox" or "Mpox," which was put forward by Montreal-based men's health organization RÉZO, among others. Its director said at the time that the removal of monkey imagery helped people take the health emergency seriously.3 months agoThe World Health Organization says monkeypox is spreading rapidly with no signs of slowing down, but so is misinformation about the virus.
Mpox, discovered in 1958 and named after the first animal to show symptoms, mostly spread in a group of countries in West and Central Africa until this year. Now, 110 countries have reported some 80,000 confirmed cases and 55 deaths, according to WHO data. Scientists believe mpox triggered outbreaks in Western countries after spreading via sex at two raves in Belgium and Spain.
Vaccination efforts in wealthy countries, along with targeted control interventions, have mostly brought the disease under control after it peaked in the summer. In Africa, the disease mainly affects people in contact with infected animals such as rodents and squirrels. The majority of mpox-related deaths have been in Africa, where there have been almost no vaccines available.With files from The Associated Press and CBC News
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