The World Health Organization is looking for alternative names for monkeypox
The World Health Organization on Tuesday asked people for help to suggest new names for monkeypox to reduce the stigma attached to the disease's current name.
Experts warn that the current name may constitute a stigma, on the one hand, for the monkeys, which play a small role in its spread, and for the continent of Africa, on the other hand, to which these animals are often associated.
In Brazil, for example, there have been recent cases of people attacking monkeys, due to fear of disease.
"Monkeypox was given its name before the current good naming practice, we really want to find a name that doesn't stigma," WHO spokeswoman Fadila Shoaib told reporters in Geneva.
She pointed out that the field of consultations is currently open to everyone through a website affiliated with the World Health Organization.
Follow our latest local and sports news and the latest political and economic developments via Google news