W.H.O. renaming diseases so they are politically correct...REALLY?? | |
spinman
User ID: 59345571 United States 05/10/2015 02:15 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | "The tree of liberty must be refreshed from time to time with the blood of patriots and tyrants." Thomas Jefferson Democracy... while it lasts is more bloody than either aristocracy or monarchy. Remember, democracy never lasts long. It soon wastes, exhausts, and murders itself. There is never a democracy that did not commit suicide. John Adams |
Anonymous Coward User ID: 1315983 United States 05/10/2015 02:33 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Snip: Quoting: Dark Shadow "Terms that should be avoided in disease names include geographic locations (e.g. Middle East Respiratory Syndrome, Spanish Flu, Rift Valley fever), people’s names (e.g. Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease, Chagas disease), species of animal or food (e.g. swine flu, bird flu, monkey pox), cultural, population, industry or occupational references (e.g. legionnaires), and terms that incite undue fear (e.g. unknown, fatal, epidemic)." [link to www.who.int] I guess they are afraid of hurting the pig and bird population's feelings. Why don't they worry about finding cures rather than finding names that are more soothing to the population. In most cases the names given fit the disease and will stick in the minds of the public bringing greater awareness to the illness and it's causes and symptoms. I am so sick of being told what to do and say by a bunch of Dumbocrat liberal assholes.... That last line is hilarious..."terms that incite undue fear." They LIVE for that. Hash, they don't want "undo fear". They want just enough fear to keep the sheep in their place. |
Anonymous Coward User ID: 1315983 United States 05/10/2015 02:33 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Snip: Quoting: Dark Shadow "Terms that should be avoided in disease names include geographic locations (e.g. Middle East Respiratory Syndrome, Spanish Flu, Rift Valley fever), people’s names (e.g. Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease, Chagas disease), species of animal or food (e.g. swine flu, bird flu, monkey pox), cultural, population, industry or occupational references (e.g. legionnaires), and terms that incite undue fear (e.g. unknown, fatal, epidemic)." [link to www.who.int] I guess they are afraid of hurting the pig and bird population's feelings. Why don't they worry about finding cures rather than finding names that are more soothing to the population. In most cases the names given fit the disease and will stick in the minds of the public bringing greater awareness to the illness and it's causes and symptoms. I am so sick of being told what to do and say by a bunch of Dumbocrat liberal assholes.... That last line is hilarious..."terms that incite undue fear." They LIVE for that. Hash, they don't want "undo fear". They want just enough fear to keep the sheep in their place. |
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