Machado Fabrizio M, Salvador Rodrigo B
Departamento de Biologia Animal, Instituto de Biologia, Universidade Estadual de Campinas, Campinas, SP, CEP 13083-970, Brazil.
The Arctic University Museum of Norway, UiT-The Arctic University of Norway, Lars Thørings Veg 10, 9006, Tromsø, Norway.
Trop Med Health. 2024 Mar 6;52(1):21. doi: 10.1186/s41182-024-00586-4.
For over 200 years, the name molluscum contagiosum-a dermatological disease-has unfairly associated molluscs (the second largest group of animals on the planet) with this highly contagious infectious disease. Herein, arguments are presented demonstrating the serious problem of continuing to use this name, including animal welfare concerns. Thus, to minimize any unnecessary impacts on the biodiversity and conservation of molluscs, we follow WHO best practices in naming diseases to suggest the use of the new term 'wpox' or 'water warts' as a synonym for molluscum contagiosum.
200多年来，传染性软疣（一种皮肤病）这个名称不公正地将软体动物（地球上第二大动物类群）与这种高度传染性疾病联系在一起。本文提出了一些观点，证明了继续使用这个名称所存在的严重问题，包括动物福利方面的担忧。因此，为了尽量减少对软体动物生物多样性和保护的任何不必要影响，我们遵循世界卫生组织在疾病命名方面的最佳做法，建议使用新术语“wpox”或“水疣”作为传染性软疣的同义词。
