• Chickenstalker
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    They’ve done away with naming diseases after people. Most new diseases now have descriptive names. E.g., Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS).

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      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…

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      Ah they gave Lou Gehrig the boot in favor of more scientifically-accurate description.

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    This is your chance to codify Ligma as a serious disease. Don’t mess it up.

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    The “Aaaaaaargh fuck that hurts” virus, causing the “That’s a lot of damage disease”. Deadly of course .

  • WereCat
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    Easy. I name it “Sparta”. So every time when someone asks me what disease I have I can then say “Disease Sparta!”.

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    This would be a lot funier if the question were the other way around and the response was just about him naming it.