为什么要避免以动物的名字命名疾病? 这就是"Molluscum contagiosum"的情况
Fabrizio M Machado1, Rodrigo B Salvador2
1Departamento de Biologia Animal, Instituto de Biologia, Universidade Estadual de Campinas, Campinas, SP, CEP 13083-970, Brazil.
Tropical medicine and health
|March 6, 2024
概括
传染病Molluscum contagiosum不公平地将软体动物与皮肤感染联系起来. 为了保护软体动物的生物多样性和福利,我们建议将其更名为"水"或"水".
科学领域:
- 动物学 动物学
- 皮肤病学 皮肤病学
- 保护生物学 保护生物学
背景情况:
- 200多年来,一种常见的传染性皮肤疾病被称作"传染性" (molluscum contagiosum).
- 这种命名法不公平地将软体动物,一个多样化的动物族,与这种疾病联系在一起.
- 目前的名称引发了有关动物福利和类生物多样性保护的担忧.
研究的目的:
- 突出"类传染性"术语对类感知和保护工作的不利影响.
- 倡导改变疾病的名称,与世界卫生组织 (WHO) 疾病命名的最佳实践保持一致.
- 为这种疾病提出替代的,不那么污名化的名字.
主要方法:
- 审查了术语"传染性体"的历史和词源基础.
- 分析当前名称对类动物的公众认知和保护举措的潜在负面影响.
- 根据世卫组织疾病命名指南评估替代名称.
主要成果:
- 由于其与软体动物的负面关联,继续使用"molluscum contagiosum"带来了重大问题.
- 这种关联可能会无意中损害保护工作和公众对软体动物的重要性的理解.
- 作为一个合适的替代方案,建议使用"水"或"水"的术语.
结论:
- 更名 molluscum contagiosum 对于减轻对软体动物保护和福利的负面影响至关重要.
- 采用"水"或"水"与最佳实践保持一致,并减少不必要的耻辱.
- 改变名称将有助于保护生物多样性和保护地球上第二大动物群体.
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