monkeypox: “schlong covid.”The virus, also known as MPV, is now considered a global health emergency by the U.N’s World Health Organization.
MPV is known to cause fever, muscle aches, and rashes, among other symptoms.Carlson made the announcement on his show Tucker Carlson Tonight, Mediaite reports.
As the website notes, there’s been a push to change the name of the virus because of the stigmas associated with it as well as anti-LGBTQ+ discrimination and racism.
The current MPV outbreak has mostly affected men who have sex with men. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, WHO director-general, told reporters in Geneva, Switzerland, earlier this week that 98 percent of global MPV cases confirmed since May have been among men who have sex with men.