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Re:Critics say 'Monkeypox' is a racist name – But it's not g... by eesmith on Tuesday August 02, 2022 @02:14AM (#32315660)
Probably "simian pox" would be more consistent with "avian influenza" given the shared Latin roots of both "simian" and "avian."

A closer parallel would be "cowpox".

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