Why changing the name ‘monkeypox’ may help curb the discriminatory language used to discuss it – Dal News
Written by Black Hot Fire Network on July 12, 2022
Kaitlin Sibbald is a PhD in Health candidate at Dalhousie University.
As we pass the one-month milestone of the current monkeypox outbreak, reports are emerging that the World Health Organization (WHO) intends to change the name of the monkeypox virus to avoid stigma and discrimination. While this is an important step, more than a name change may be needed.
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