'Just because certain terms have been used in the past doesn't make it appropriate now,' one expert said. 'Certainly, there are terms that have been used in the past...that we all recognize have become inaccurate, anachronistic or inappropriate.'
Moreover, the practice of naming illnesses after locations or ethnicities has historically been accompanied by racial, ethnic or national stigma, said Catherine Ceniza Choy, a professor of ethnic studies at the University of California, Berkeley.
In understanding the implications previous naming practices have had, the World Health Organization itself revised its own conventions, even warning media and scientists to do so, as well, in 2015. "We've seen certain disease names provoke a backlash against members of particular religious or ethnic communities, create unjustified barriers to travel, commerce and trade, and trigger needless slaughtering of food animals," he said."This can have serious consequences for peoples' lives and livelihoods."
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