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rename monkeypox, after some critics raised concerns the name could be considered discriminatory and stigmatizing.WHO said the decision was made after meeting with the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), which helps identify best practices for naming new human diseases to "avoid causing offense to any cultural, social, national, regional, professional, or ethnic groups, and minimize any negative impact on trade, travel, tourism or animal welfare."In a statement Friday, the U.N. health agency said it has also renamed two families, or clades, of the virus, using Roman numerals instead of geographic areas, to avoid stigmatization. MONKEYPOX: WHAT YOU MUST KNOW AOBUT THE VIRUS – AND HOW TO PROTECT YOURSELFThe version of the disease formerly known as the Congo Basin will now be known as Clade one or I and the West Africa clade will be known as Clade two or II.WHO said that the new names for the clades will take effect immediately while a new name for the disease and virus will be worked on.

A man receives a dose of the Monkeypox vaccine at the Edison municipal vaccination centre in Paris on July 27, 2022. - French government announced on July 25, 2022 to mobilize "additional arms" to vaccinate against monkeypox, at a time when elected o GENEVA (AP) - The head of the World Health Organization on Wednesday advised men at risk of catching monkeypox to consider reducing their sexual partners "for the moment" following the U.N.