anyone else see this (monkey pox)

[disneychrista]

Ooh. I see an opportunity to rewrite some lyrics

MmmmPox by Weird Al coming soon.

 

[Buzz Rules]

Can we just call it Plague 22?

 

[Suger Mag]

Can we just call it Plague 22?

or give them names like hurricanes....

Plague Gloria.... Plague Andrew.... Plague Katrina... Plague Engelbart

 

[Buzz Rules]

or give them names like hurricanes....

Plague Gloria.... Plague Andrew.... Plague Katrina... Plague Engelbart

They did that from 1100ad-1800ad. They had a new one every couple of years sadly.

 

[Lehuaann]

Monkey has been used as a racist term for a very long time.

Soccer has a history of throwing bananas at black players as a racist insult.

https://www.norvillerogers.com/why-its-racist-calling-black-people-monkeys/

Three things to keep in mind:

* The personal experience of Black people with being called monkey.
* The dehumanizing intent of using “monkey” as a slur.
* The history of our society, where the argument that Black people are less than human has been seriously advanced.

Monkey was a racist term FAR before the 1958 discovery of Monkeypox.

The Monkeypox disease had a history of being more virulent in Africa and most of the photos used in the past were of POC. Therefore, the Monkeypox must have originated from POC. THAT is the racist connection, not just the word Monkey.



Also, for the OP, the correct term is Monkeypox or Monkeypox Virus.

 

[mom2rtk]

or give them names like hurricanes....

Plague Gloria.... Plague Andrew.... Plague Katrina... Plague Engelbart

So we can't name it after monkeys? But poor Gloria?

 

[Suger Mag]

So we can't name it after monkeys? But poor Gloria?

the first three were actual hurricanes I remembered, and Engelbart was just for fun. LOL Gloria in particular was one of those that was a big false alarm for my home area of Western Mass.... a rare threat for us in the inland Northeast.... i remember people having Gloria parties and boarding up the stores, thankfully a big nothing.

 

[Buzz Rules]

So we can't name it after monkeys? But poor Gloria?

 

[SirDuff]

They did that from 1100ad-1800ad. They had a new one every couple of years sadly.

Wait, what? You’re saying that they used to name plagues using people’s names? Even assuming that you mean pandemics (or even epidemics) and not specifically plagues I have never heard of this (and I’m an epidemiologist) nor can I find any evidence of this by searching.

 

[Buzz Rules]

Wait, what? You’re saying that they used to name plagues using people’s names? Even assuming that you mean pandemics (or even epidemics) and not specifically plagues I have never heard of this (and I’m an epidemiologist) nor can I find any evidence of this by searching.

No, I meant they used the town name where it originated from or a specific name for the plague itself (ex. Black Plague/Bubonic Plague of Marseille). Sorry for not being specific.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_plague

 

[TipsyTraveler]

Wait, what? You’re saying that they used to name plagues using people’s names? Even assuming that you mean pandemics (or even epidemics) and not specifically plagues I have never heard of this (and I’m an epidemiologist) nor can I find any evidence of this by searching.

It’s been an exciting couple of years for you, huh?

I interpreted Buzz’s comment the same way. I was trying to imagine a historical lesson about Bubonic Bill and Septicemic Steve.

 

[Buzz Rules]

It’s been an exciting couple of years for you, huh?

I interpreted Buzz’s comment the same way. I was trying to imagine a historical lesson about Bubonic Bill and Septicemic Steve.

Sorry for not clarifying before. See my above comment.

 

[SirDuff]

It’s been an exciting couple of years for you, huh?

I interpreted Buzz’s comment the same way. I was trying to imagine a historical lesson about Bubonic Bill and Septicemic Steve.

People finally don’t say “you’re a what?” when I mention what I do.

 

[Kennywood]

Is Chicken Pox from Chickens?

This too needs to be renamed. It's demeaning to those who are cowards.

 

[leahgoogle]

Actually Chicken Pox has been called by its proper name for awhile now.... at least 20 years since I got my varicella vaccine... varicella-zoster virus (VZV) ... I never had it as a kid, so when my children got vaccinated against varicella so did I.

Monkeys and humans are only one of many animal species that can carry the poxvirus. It is more common in rodents than primates It is endemic in certain areas of the world. Rodents can carry the disease without symptoms.
Why change? Using slang names is not good scientific practice, it is common for diseases to get real names based on science (family of virus it comes from etc.) rather that other potentially problematic reasons for a name. This makes it easier for scientific and medical communities from across the globe to use a common language, as slang or names for the same disease can vary from region to region.

This is an interesting link which discusses what species can get the monkeypox virus

https://www.cdc.gov/poxvirus/monkeypox/veterinarian/monkeypox-in-animals.html

I've never heard anyone call Chicken Pox by it's proper name. If there is a case in my area (or in my FB groups), it is called Chicken Pox.

 

[Mysterian]

Cooties

It’s been an exciting couple of years for you, huh?

I interpreted Buzz’s comment the same way. I was trying to imagine a historical lesson about Bubonic Bill and Septicemic Steve.

"I'm just a Bill, on Bubonic hill.."

 

[wvjules]

I love how people are getting outraged at the name "change" before even reading why it is being "changed". The DIS never disappoints.

 

[Buzz Rules]

Cooties

"I'm just a Bill, on Bubonic hill.."

Don’t give SNL any ideas.

 

[Buzz Rules]

People finally don’t say “you’re a what?” when I mention what I do.

Thank you for all the good work you do.

 

[FlightlessDuck]

How dare some marketer, or manager, or comm person, waste valuable time to change the name of a disease! Don't they know there are starving people in China?