And some diseases are renamed and actively encouraged to not use the old name. A prime example is granulomatosis with polyangitis, formerly known as Wegener’s granulomatosis. Wegener being a nazi might be a reason for this particular change…
Same for Asperger’s. Fun fact: you shouldn’t name a condition after someone who tried to eugenics it away, especially in 1930s-1940s Germany, regardless of if they discovered it
They’ve done away with naming diseases after people. Most new diseases now have descriptive names. E.g., Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS).
And some diseases are renamed and actively encouraged to not use the old name. A prime example is granulomatosis with polyangitis, formerly known as Wegener’s granulomatosis. Wegener being a nazi might be a reason for this particular change…
Idk. If we called a certain cancer “the Hitler disease” that would probably get across how dangerous it is.
We do, it’s formally known as Fascism.
And it’s contagious
Only through the weak minded
Upper lip melanoma
Same for Asperger’s. Fun fact: you shouldn’t name a condition after someone who tried to eugenics it away, especially in 1930s-1940s Germany, regardless of if they discovered it
She didn’t say anything about naming it after him, she said he gets to name it.
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Ah they gave Lou Gehrig the boot in favor of more scientifically-accurate description.
So that Amy is just coincidental? I think not!