anyone else see this (monkey pox)

[FlightlessDuck]

I’m an epidemiologist

Why are you wasting time changing a virus name? Get back to work!

 

[VandVsmama]

Doesn't matter if the media and the CDC decide to rename it, everybody's going to continue calling it monkey pox.

 

[wvjules]

Doesn't matter if the media and the CDC decide to rename it, everybody's going to continue calling it monkey pox.

The media can't change the name of a virus?

 

[TAX GUY]

What happened to "sticks and stones may break my bones, but names will never hurt me"?

It's a name, who cares?

 

[Mysterian]

There's actually another virus that's a combination of two genera of viruses: Rapipoxvirus and Hiphopipoxvirus. Commonly referred to as Two-Pox Shakur.

 

[LuvOrlando]

It first popped up in research monkeys in 1958 so like how is this racist?

https://www.cdc.gov/poxvirus/monkeypox/about/index.html

 

[Dan Murphy]

It's a name, who cares?

Over past years, TG, many groups of people have been hurt by names they have been called by others. Generally responsible societal norms wind up correcting those misdeeds. Not always, there are those that simply don't care, but generally yes.

 

[Lehuaann]

I could see that, given the way "bird flu" and "swine flu" caused panic and overreactions involving both live animals and their meat. And lets not forget "mad cow disease". It would be a shame if somehow the name "monkeypox" inspired the slaughter of animals that have nothing to do with the spread of the disease among humans.

Yes! Anyone who reads anything outside of these United States and outside of Fox etc, would know that monkeys are being killed en masse in Brazil and other countries because they are mistakenly believed to be the source of propagation of this virus. It's a major animal cruelty and maintenance of an important ecosystem issue.

Yes, the name change not only covers the LGBT community, African regions, and POC, but also the killing of monkeys. In case anyone wants to understand the “why,” here’s a link:

WHO said the decision was made…which aims to “avoid causing offense to any cultural, social, national, regional, professional, or ethnic groups, and minimize any negative impact on trade, travel, tourism or animal welfare.”
https://abcnews.go.com/amp/Health/wireStory/plans-rename-monkeypox-stigmatization-concerns-88305297

It first popped up in research monkeys in 1958 so like how is this racist?

https://www.cdc.gov/poxvirus/monkeypox/about/index.html

Poor research animals

 

[TippyThomas]

I'm trying really hard to figure out why this is supposed to upset me but it's just not coming to me.

 

[LuvOrlando]

Yes, the name change not only covers the LGBT community, African regions, and POC, but also the killing of monkeys. In case anyone wants to understand the “why,” here’s a link:

WHO said the decision was made…which aims to “avoid causing offense to any cultural, social, national, regional, professional, or ethnic groups, and minimize any negative impact on trade, travel, tourism or animal welfare.”
https://abcnews.go.com/amp/Health/wireStory/plans-rename-monkeypox-stigmatization-concerns-88305297



Poor research animals

Absolutely agree with the poor animals, but really the point is the name was fact based in that it was a monkey disease, there was no malice. The first human case didn't happen for over a decade after monkeys so it's a very strange jump to make. One could probably argue the jump to say the disease name is racist is the most offensive part of the reasoning because there is no reason to conclude naming anything in the 50's to do with humans at the time. To conclude the name is related to humans now is truly a jacked up conclusion

 

[FlightlessDuck]

There's actually another virus that's a combination of two genera of viruses: Rapipoxvirus and Hiphopipoxvirus. Commonly referred to as Two-Pox Shakur.

BOOOOOOOOO!

 

[TipsyTraveler]

BOOOOOOOOO!

The Two-Pox Shakur virus was a real game changer. It was discovered by Dr. Dre.

 

[Mysterian]

BOOOOOOOOO!

You mean my pox joke didn’t go viral?

 

[Lehuaann]

Absolutely agree with the poor animals, but really the point is the name was fact based in that it was a monkey disease, there was no malice. The first human case didn't happen for over a decade after monkeys so it's a very strange jump to make. One could probably argue the jump to say the disease name is racist is the most offensive part of the reasoning because there is no reason to conclude naming anything in the 50's to do with humans at the time. To conclude the name is related to humans now is truly a jacked up conclusion

The name being called racist is problematic for me as well since Africans have been battling this disease for years (2,000 cases per year) while being mostly ignored. But a different story when it hit western homes. Now there’s a vaccine, and the name is offensive.

I also detest the correlation that Monkeypox is racist because “blacks” are called monkey. There is no reason for thinking or defining it that way.

 

[Southernmiss]

The difference is now we know better so we should do better.

The reality is that people easily jump to mocking, taunting and hurting people because of words.

Words matter.

 

[Buzz Rules]

Honestly, we could just call it Plague M22. A letter and number is all you really need right? Genuinely asking. Thoughts @SirDuff?

 

[Cogswel_Cogs]

I never quite understood how Corona slipped past all these monitors.

 

[Buzz Rules]

I never quite understood how Corona slipped past all these monitors.

There’s a political answer to this one that we can’t discuss here.

 

[Memorymakerfor4]

 

[Cogswel_Cogs]

We should just name all the hurricanes Karen.