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fromwww.npr.org
5 days ago

In 2022, the name 'monkeypox' was rejected as inapt. Now the U.S. is reviving it

In 2022, the medical establishment and public health world nixed the name "monkeypox" for two key reasons. Animal-to-human transmission comes from rodents. And the name "monkeypox" was seen as racist and stigmatizing language. To replace it, World Health Organization (WHO) officials decided to call the disease that causes painful lesions "mpox." Now, the U.S. is reverting to the old term "monkeypox."
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fromwww.mediaite.com
2 weeks ago

Senate Republican Goes On Wild Anti-CDC Rant About Monkeypox: Don't Have to Worry' If You're Not a Homosexual Man'

Roger Marshall condemned CDC handling of COVID and monkeypox, claimed monkeypox mainly affected homosexual men, and urged shifting focus from vaccines to chronic disease prevention.
Coronavirus
fromNature
4 months ago

A front-line antiviral drug disappoints against worrisome monkeypox strain

Tecovirimat, approved in Europe for mpox, showed limited effectiveness in hastening recovery in human clinical trials.
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