Gemini
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"A disease name should consist of a generic descriptive term based on symptoms..., who is afflicted... seasonality,,,, and severity.... "
"Disease names, the WHO said, may not include geographic locations, people's names, species of animal or food, references to culture, population, industry or occupation, and 'terms that incite undue fear'".
"The news was welcomed by officials who had seen the damage that a disease name can cause."
Announced by Dr. Keiji Fukuda WHO assistant director general for health security (NY Times 5/9/2015)
http://www.nytimes.com/2015/05/09/h...litical-correctness-in-new-disease-names.html
"Disease names, the WHO said, may not include geographic locations, people's names, species of animal or food, references to culture, population, industry or occupation, and 'terms that incite undue fear'".
"The news was welcomed by officials who had seen the damage that a disease name can cause."
Announced by Dr. Keiji Fukuda WHO assistant director general for health security (NY Times 5/9/2015)
http://www.nytimes.com/2015/05/09/h...litical-correctness-in-new-disease-names.html