WHO said that it would begin referring to monkeypox as mpox in an effort to reduce stigma around the virus.
The new name was chosen after the WHO launched a public consultation process earlier this year.
The World Health Organization said Monday that it would begin referring to monkeypox as mpox in an effort to reduce stigma around the name of the virus. Both names will be used simultaneously for a year while moneypox is phased out, the global health organization said in aThe decision comes after the name monkeypox — so named after first being identified in monkeys — was criticized for adding to racial and sexual stigmatization.
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