The name of monkeypox disease was changed to Mpox by WHO.
01/12/2022
The World Health Organization changed the name of monkeypox to Mpox after they received complaints about the term monkeypox conjuring up racist tropes and stigmatizing patients.
However, for 1 year both the names would continue to be used. After that there will be a full stop to using the name monkeypox.
Mpox has been operational in rural development parts of Central Africa and West Africa for decades.
The first case of human monkeypox was reported in 1970. This virus was detected many years ago in captive monkeys.
