WHO Renames Monkeypox Variants

While we have just begun to overcome the COVID-19 pandemic, which has affected us all in recent years, monkeypox virusis currently one of the most talked about things in the whole world. The World Health Organization (WHO) declared a ‘global emergency’ for this disease, which is also seen in our country, in the past weeks and increased concerns.

Now, new statements about the virus have come from WHO. WHO, current name of the disease to misunderstandings He explained that he wanted it to be renamed because it could lead to The organization added that it will take help from people for the new name.

WHO will get people’s ideas for the new name of the monkeypox virus

It should be noted that normally the authority to name viruses falls under the jurisdiction of WHO. However, the organization did not support the name of this virus, which we call monkeypox. get ideas from people He said he was planning. It was reported that the decision for this change was taken on the grounds that the current name may cause misunderstandings by international scientists and public health officials.

Stating that anyone who wants to suggest a new name for the disease can express their opinion, the organization says that this can be done through an online portal. It is stated that name suggestions can be made on the website of the International Classification Family (FIC), which is affiliated with WHO.

The names of the variants have also been changed.

In addition to these, WHO also stated that it has made changes regarding the name of the monkeypox variants. Accordingly, monkeypox virus, nomenclature policies are not yet as good as they are now. 1958 It was discovered in. At that time, variants of the virus were named according to the regions where it was concentrated. This type of application is not used at the moment as it may lead to discrimination.

For this reason, the organization changed the name of these variants after many experts came together. According to the explanations, the names of the two variants previously given as Central Africa or Congo Basin and West Africa are respectively. Type I and Type II was changed to. The organization is responsible for the viruses that emerge after that. country names will not be given. added to the comments.

worldwide since May from 31,000 It is stated that more than one monkeypox virus has been encountered. There are also studies showing that the virus is usually seen in gay or bisexual men. Symptoms of the disease include fever, headache, back and muscle pain, swelling in the lymph nodes, fatigue, and blisters on the skin.