variole simienne

French

Etymology

Literally, “simian pox”. Coined by Montreal-based RÉZO, in parallel with the effort to change the English term from monkeypox to mpox; to remove stigmatization of gay men from the 2022 outbreak, in associating them with being monkeys (singe).^[1]

Noun

variole simienne f (plural not attested)

(pathology) monkeypox, mpox

Synonyms

variole du singe

References

^ “Montreal group helps WHO rename monkeypox to 'mpox' to avoid stigmatization”, in Health‎^[1], CBC News, 2022 November 28, retrieved 2022-11-28

[cbc-1] “Montreal group helps WHO rename monkeypox to 'mpox' to avoid stigmatization”, in Health‎^[1], CBC News, 2022 November 28, retrieved 2022-11-28

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