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And here I was thinking that monkeypox would play out like the AIDS crisis. Kind of.

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In an effort to "avoid discriminating against Africans" the WHO is announcing their renaming of Monkeypox to 'Mpox'.
The reason that it was called Monkeypox in the first place is because it was first discovered in animals, including monkeys, in Africa, thus Monkeypox. The fact that people seem to think that because it was discovered in Africa will be stigmatizing to Africans is ludicrous. I do t think anyone thought that until now.

World Health Organization recommends 'mpox' as new name for monkeypox​


The World Health Organization (WHO) says it will start referring to monkeypox as "mpox" simultaneously, before phasing out the original name within a year.

Key points:​

  • WHO to start using a new preferred term, "mpox", as a synonym for monkeypox
  • Both names will be used simultaneously for one year as "monkeypox" is phased out
  • Concerns over racist language during outbreaks earlier this year prompted the change

It said the move had been prompted by concerns over racist and stigmatising language online during outbreaks earlier this year.
"In several meetings, public and private, a number of individuals and countries raised concerns and asked WHO to propose a way forward to change the name," it said.
Monkeypox originally received its name because the virus was first identified in monkeys kept for research in Denmark in 1958, but the disease is found in a number of animals, and most frequently in rodents.
The WHO said when making the decision it considered scientific appropriateness, its use in different languages, the absence of geographical or zoological references and the ease of retrieving of historical scientific information.
"Mpox will become a preferred term, replacing monkeypox, after a transition period of one year," the organization said.
"This serves to mitigate the concerns raised by experts about confusion caused by a name change in the midst of a global outbreak."

Outbreak a global emergency​

In August, WHO began consulting experts about renaming the disease, shortly after the UN agency declared monkeypox's spread to be a global emergency.
To date, there have been more than 80,000 cases identified in dozens of countries that had not previously reported the smallpox-related disease. Until May, monkeypox was not known to trigger large outbreaks beyond central and west Africa.

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Scientists believe monkeypox triggered outbreaks in Western countries after spreading via sex at two raves in Belgium and Spain.
Vaccination efforts in rich countries, along with targeted control interventions, have mostly brought the disease under control after it peaked in the summer.
In Africa, the disease mainly affects people in contact with infected animals such as rodents and squirrels. The majority of monkeypox-related deaths have been in Africa, where there have been almost no vaccines available.
US health officials have warned it may be impossible to eliminate the disease there, warning it could be a continuing threat mainly for gay and bisexual men for years to come, with many cases coming in the male LGBTQI community.
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First attempt to rechristen a disease​

Assigning names to new and to existing diseases is the responsibility of WHO under the International Classification of Diseases and the WHO Family of International Health Related Classifications through a consultative process.
Although WHO has named numerous new diseases shortly after they emerged, including Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome, or SARS and COVID-19, this appears to be the first time the agency has attempted to rechristen a disease decades after it was first named.
Numerous other diseases, including Japanese encephalitis, German measles, Marburg virus and Middle Eastern Respiratory Syndrome have been named after geographic regions, which could now be considered prejudicial. WHO has not suggested changing any of those names.
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In an effort to "avoid discriminating against Africans" the WHO is announcing their renaming of Monkeypox to 'Mpox'.
The reason that it was called Monkeypox in the first place is because it was first discovered in animals, including monkeys, in Africa, thus Monkeypox. The fact that people seem to think that because it was discovered in Africa will be stigmatizing to Africans is ludicrous. I do t think anyone thought that until now.

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Monkeypox was the compromise. The first name being thrown around was "nigger pimples."
 
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Yttrium said:
In an effort to "avoid discriminating against Africans" the WHO is announcing their renaming of Monkeypox to 'Mpox'.
The reason that it was called Monkeypox in the first place is because it was first discovered in animals, including monkeys, in Africa, thus Monkeypox. The fact that people seem to think that because it was discovered in Africa will be stigmatizing to Africans is ludicrous. I do t think anyone thought that until now.

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Why do they think people would associate "monkeypox" with Africans?
 
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Yttrium said:
In an effort to "avoid discriminating against Africans" the WHO is announcing their renaming of Monkeypox to 'Mpox'.
The reason that it was called Monkeypox in the first place is because it was first discovered in animals, including monkeys, in Africa, thus Monkeypox. The fact that people seem to think that because it was discovered in Africa will be stigmatizing to Africans is ludicrous. I do t think anyone thought that until now.

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Just in time for Pride month!
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A recent uptick in mpox diagnoses in Chicago, some of them in people vaccinated against the virus, has raised concerns about a possible increase in cases among gay and bisexual men during the summer.

On Monday, Howard Brown Health, an LGBTQ-focused clinic in Chicago, reported eight new cases of mpox, formerly known as monkeypox, since April 17. By comparison, only one case, also diagnosed at Howard Brown, was reported to the Chicago Public Health Department in the previous three months.


Public health experts expressed measured concern that, similar to other cases of infections that are transmitted through sexual contact, mpox cases could rise during the summer, especially as gay and bi men travel to Pride festivals and other major LGBTQ events.

“Without renewed vaccination and prevention efforts, we are at risk for a resurgence of mpox,” said Dr. Demetre Daskalakis, the deputy coordinator of the White House national mpox response. “Vaccine is a really important tool, even if it’s not perfect.”

Diagnosed cases have been “increasing slightly” in eight countries in the past three weeks, including France and several countries in east Asia, said Dr. Rosamund Lewis, the technical lead for mpox at the World Health Organization. About half of the recent French cases were in vaccinated people.

Otherwise, global case counts have continued to decline since the early-August peak. Since mid-April, Lewis said, only 21 of the 111 nations to report cases during the outbreak have reported any new diagnoses. However, many cases may go undetected, she said.

Chicago’s weekly mpox case rate is the highest since early November. According to Centers for Disease Control and Prevention data, which is updated biweekly, the U.S. has had a rolling seven-day average of no more than 17 diagnoses since mid-February.

The Howard Brown clinic is analyzing the new cases to determine whether any are part of a linked cluster of infections.

Mpox vaccination rates are insufficient​

Seven of the eight newly diagnosed patients were in gay or bisexual men, said Dr. Leanna Gordon, the medical director of preventive medicine at Howard Brown. One person was unvaccinated, one had received one dose of the two-dose Jynneos vaccine, and six were fully vaccinated.

All eight cases were mild, none of them requiring treatment for pain. Even with a breakthrough infection, the vaccine is still likely to reduce the severity of an infection, Gordon said.

Gordon emphasized the importance that people at substantial risk of mpox get both doses of the Jynneos vaccine to protect themselves and their sexual partners.

“One of our major concerns is that our population at risk are under-vaccinated,” Gordon said. “We haven’t had as much interest in the vaccine as we would like.”

According to the CDC, more than 1.2 million doses of the Jynneos vaccine have been administered across the country to 725,000 people, 90% of them male. The agency estimates that only 1 in 4 of those most at risk, including gay and bi men and transgender people, have been fully vaccinated.

Two doses of the Jynneos vaccine reduced the risk of mpox disease by 69%, and that one dose was 37% effective, the CDC reported in December. Updated figures are expected next week.

Public health experts expressed concern that mpox could spread more widely across the country after Chicago hosts the International Mr. Leather festival, a popular destination for gay men, at the end of the month.

Daskalakis said the CDC is working with Howard Brown and other local partners to leverage the event to promote mpox prevention and awareness.

Dr. Jeffrey Klausner, an infectious disease physician at the University of Southern California, said, “We need to maintain vigilance and promote and provide free vaccination.”

Symptoms of mpox​

Mpox, which has an incubation period of about three to 17 days, typically manifests as a rash and lesions. Other potential symptoms include:

  • Fever.
  • Chills.
  • Swollen lymph nodes.
  • Exhaustion.
  • Muscle aches.
  • Headache.
  • Sore throat.
In France, national health authorities recently reported that of the 19 diagnoses this year through April 3 in the Centre-Val de Loire region, 16 were made after March 1 and all but one were in men who have sex with men. Ten of the cases were in people who were fully vaccinated: six who had two doses of the Jynneos vaccine and four who had received the smallpox vaccine in childhood and a recent Jynneos dose.

Could mpox return this summer?​

Last summer's mpox outbreak declined following a combination of vaccination, immunity after infection and behavior change among gay and bi men.

Infectious disease experts believe existing immunity from previous infection and vaccination would be likely to prevent mpox from spreading at the same level as last year.

But questions remain about the duration of immunity and whether gay men, many of whom reported reducing their number of sexual partners or even practicing abstinence last summer, have returned to their baseline behavior patterns after mpox cases dramatically waned.


“Everybody’s efforts have contributed to controlling the outbreak, but it’s not gone,” Lewis said. She noted that there is evidence that mpox can spread both before symptoms begin and from people who never develop symptoms.

Dr. Marc C. Shamier, a resident in clinical microbiology at University Medical Center Rotterdam in the Netherlands, reported that in September, about 45% of gay and bi men visiting sexual health centers in Rotterdam and Amsterdam had detectable antibodies against orthopoxviruses, the family to which mpox belongs.

“However,” Shamier said in an email, “this level of immunity is not sufficient to fully stop viral circulation, so sporadic clusters of monkeypox are to be expected.”

Shamier continued: “Large-scale events such as annual Pride parties could increase the number of sexual contacts among the risk group, which may lead to a rise in viral circulation and infections."

With testing, isolation of cases and higher levels of mpox immunity among risk groups, Shamier expects the number of cases to be relatively low compared to last year.

Daskalakis said the recent cases in Chicago amount to “a call to action as opposed to a call to panic.”

“We have the tools to take care of this,” he said. “We just have to get it done.”
 
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Best China (P.R of) is requiring all persons who have come into contact with any location that has reported monkeypox within 6 months to report on arrival at port of entry. Violators will be "dealt appropriate consequences" in other words they'll make an example out a retard with likely life without parole or execution lol.
Also random testing for compliance.
 
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Best China (P.R of) is requiring all persons who have come into contact with any location that has reported monkeypox within 6 months to report on arrival at port of entry. Violators will be "dealt appropriate consequences" in other words they'll make an example out a retard with likely life without parole or execution lol.
Also random testing for compliance.
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Remember when I told y'all chuds to get vaccinated against monkeypox? Come on bros, you're literally killing grandma.

WHO declares mpox a global public health emergency for second time in two years​

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Don't worry, the rise in monkeypox cases is just a side effect of the Olympics that recently took place in France.
 
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