WHO can only change the name of the disease ("mpox") but the scientific name of the virus is still "monkeypox virus".
In reply to https://mastodon.ph/@pls/112999986449068589 (https://www.frederickcalica.com/?p=3366476)💬 WHO can only change the name of the disease ("mpox") but the scientific name of the virus is still "monkeypox virus".
Content warning: Monkeypox virus in the Philippines; potentially homophobic