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Maybe we shouldn't name diseases after places? It inherently associates the name of the place with the name of the disease - nobody would travel to Castle Anthr
by freeone3000 7y ago
Maybe we shouldn't name diseases after places? It inherently associates the name of the place with the name of the disease - nobody would travel to Castle Anthrax. A geographically- and culturally-neutral name is the most appropriate.
Moreover, most diseases have symptomatic names (scarlet fever) or generic names (influenza). Keeping this in trend would be in line with the 2015 WHO recommendations.