All that menace from one word: monkeypox. As the threat from the disease spreads, experts around the world have pledged to change its name to something that doesn't carry the weight of stigma.
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Here’s what you need to know. There are actually two monkeypox vaccines licensed for use in the U.S.—ACAM200 and JYNNEOS (which also go under the names Imvamune or Imvanex). They’re licensed ...
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The palms of a patient with skin lesions due to monkeypox The world is facing "formidable" challenges, including Covid, the war in Ukraine and monkeypox, the head of the World Health Organization ...
The WHO is currently working with experts to adopt a new name for Monkeypox, as the term “monkeypox” is considered discriminatory and stigmatizing.
NR Daily is delivered right to you every afternoon. No charge. The evidence keeps piling up: Monkeypox is a disease that affects gay, sexually active men far more than any other group of people.
The man, whose name was not disclosed, had been admitted to a public hospital in Belo Horizonte, where he suffered a septic shock, aggravated by monkeypox. The official “cause of death was ...
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The change to mpox was prompted by concerns over negative connotations from the name of the virus. The charity says it has been asking the government for a campaign aimed at gay and bisexual men.