Why avoid naming diseases after animals? The case of “Molluscum contagiosum”
Abstract For over 200 years, the name molluscum contagiosum—a dermatological disease—has unfairly associated molluscs (the second largest group of animals on the planet) with this highly contagious infectious disease. Herein, arguments are presented demonstrating the serious problem of continuing to...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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BMC
2024-03-01
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| Series: | Tropical Medicine and Health |
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| Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1186/s41182-024-00586-4 |