Monkeypox: WHO to rename disease to prevent stigma
Luke Taylor
Abstract
World Health Organization officials are working on a new name for the virus and disease commonly known as monkeypox in order to reduce racism and stigma.
Topics & Concepts
MonkeypoxStigma (botany)BiologyPsychologyPsychiatryGeneticsRecombinant DNAGeneVacciniaPoxvirus research and outbreaksZoonotic diseases and public healthBacillus and Francisella bacterial research