In 2022, the name 'monkeypox' was rejected as inapt. Now the U.S. is reviving it

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The World Health Organization nixed the name "monkeypox." The virus is spread by rodents and small mammals. And there's a stigma factor. Mpox took its place. Why has the U.S. returned to "monkeypox"?

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