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WHO to Use Alternative Term for Monkeypox to Avoid Stigmatizing

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WHO to Use Alternative Term for Monkeypox to Avoid Stigmatizing

MOSCOW (Sputnik) – The World Health Organization announced on Monday that it would employ the term “mpox” as a synonymous alternative to the monkeypox disease, due to the offensive connotation of the original term.

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