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)

  1. (pathology) monkeypox, mpox

Synonyms

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