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Why Experts Want to Rename Monkeypox

August 23, 2022August 23, 2022ANDREW JACOBSComments Off on Why Experts Want to Rename Monkeypox
Public health researchers say the term evokes racist stereotypes, reinforces offensive tropes about Africa and abets stigmatization that can prevent people from seeking care.
Tagged Black People, Epidemics, Medicine and Health, Monkeypox, Names, Organizational, Smallpox, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, Viruses, World Health Organization
ANDREW JACOBS
https://www.nytimes.com/pages/world/index.html?partner=rss&emc=rss

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