(MedPageToday) Monkeypox has been renamed mpox in order reduce stigmatization and racism associated with the name, the World Health Organization (WHO) announced. While the process of changing the name of a virus would normally take a couple of years, the process was accelerated in this case. Mpox will enter ICD-10 online within days as a synonym for monkeypox and become official in the 2023 release of ICD-11, according to a press release from the WHO.
WHO Issues New Name for Monkeypox
- Published Nov 29, 2022