Article 62VS0 Where Did The Name “Monkeypox” Come From Anyway? Part 2

Where Did The Name “Monkeypox” Come From Anyway? Part 2

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Kalyn Womack
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The World Health Organization recently announced they plan to rename the monkeypox virus out of concerns of stigmatization, according to NBC News. Once I saw the monkey" in monkeypox" there were two thoughts that came to mind: It's a monkey virus" and Um...is that racist?" Apparently both of my thoughts were...

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