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

health • 9/30/2025

The name was not only offensive, it was also inaccurate.

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 sti... [2926 chars]