howaboutafoot t1_itan8uj wrote on October 22, 2022 at 4:24 AM

#175,023

Still monkey pox

spoil_of_the_cities t1_itaoarn wrote on October 22, 2022 at 4:36 AM

#175,107

RIP

Other than the sadness of the deaths from this, I find it interesting how this renaming process is becoming ritual

spicytoastaficionado t1_itcb58p wrote on October 22, 2022 at 3:33 PM

#178,966

So the city now refers to monkeypox as "MPV", even though that is already a commonly-used medical acronym for mean platelet volume (blood testing).

Disco_Dreamz t1_itcc0fr wrote on October 22, 2022 at 3:39 PM

#179,034

Replying to spicytoastaficionado (#178,966)

I’m sure people will be able to use context clues to determine which is which

mamiyaRZ67 t1_itccxev wrote on October 22, 2022 at 3:45 PM

#179,106

Replying to Disco_Dreamz (#179,034)

I’m sure everyone is going to continue calling it monkeypox, requiring the city to have to put “(aka monkeypox)” whenever they say “MPV” or else no one will know what they are talking about.

luckylebron t1_itclprc wrote on October 22, 2022 at 4:47 PM

#179,719

I was wondering what had happened to Monkey Pox as of late.

NYC Announces First 2 Monkeypox-Linked Deaths — and Gives Virus a New Acronym

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