Today, the World Health Organization (WHO) announced that it will be begin to use the preferred term “mpox” as a synonym for monkeypox. The WHO said that it will use both names simultaneously for the next year while the term monkeypox is phased out. Additionally, the term mpox can also be used in languages other than English. The WHO said that any additional naming issues will be addressed.
When an outbreak of the disease first emerged last May, scientists and experts…
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