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CDC Renames Mpox Back to Monkeypox Amid Controversy
10/1/2025
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Story summary
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reverts mpox to 'monkeypox'.
- The move follows backlash against 'wokeness' since Donald Trump's re-election.
- Mpox infections can be severe, with painful lesions and spread through sexual contact.
- World Health Organization (WHO) urged renaming in 2022 due to misleading name and racist connotations.
- Dr. Leandre Murhula Masirik proposes 'rodentpox' as an accurate term.
