Monkeypox was named in 1970, more than a decade after the virus that causes the disease was discovered in captive monkeys, the organization said.

The reason it's called monkeypox is because it was first discovered in colonies of monkeys used for research in 1958. But that doesn't mean it originated with the animals as the source of the ...

The World Health Organization announced Monday that "mpox" is now the preferred name for monkeypox. "Both names will be used simultaneously for one year while 'monkeypox' is phased out," the ...

The virus was first discovered in laboratory monkeys in 1958, which is how it got its name, but scientists think rodents are the main carriers of monkeypox in the wild.

Many scientists and public health officials have called for renaming the monkeypox virus and infection as well, ... and particularly since the monkeypox virus was discovered in 1958.

The World Health Organization said the change was in response to the racist and stigmatizing language that grew after the virus spread to over 100 nations.

Scientists in the Democratic Republic of Congo reported that a more severe strain of mpox is circulating in a province.

CDC scientists Jeff Doty, left, and Clint Morgan, center, with Congolese scientist Lem’s Kalemba shop for supplies in Impfondo, Congo Republic. In the Congo Republic, the monkeypox outbreak ...

The World Health Organization announced Monday that "mpox" is now the preferred name for monkeypox. "Both names will be used simultaneously for one year while 'monkeypox' is phased out," the ...

WHO on Monday announced it will start using the term ”mpox” to refer to monkeypox disease, citing “racist and stigmatizing language” used during this year’s global outbreak as a reason.

Endemic to areas in West Africa, monkeypox has been spreading across the world rapidly during 2022. According to the CDC , 52,090 cases have now been reported worldwide, of which 19,465 have been ...