In 2022, the world axed a disease name seen as racist. US just switched back.

Ars Technica
By Beth MoleSep 30, 2025, 6:29 pm149 pts
Without explanation, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention under the Trump administration has reverted from using the disease name "mpox" to the obsolete "monkeypox," which the world abandoned in 2022 because it was seen as racist and stigmatizing. Mpox is the name of the disease caused by…

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