She didn't say anything about naming it after him, she said he gets to name it.
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Chickenstalker@lemmy.world 4 months ago
They’ve done away with naming diseases after people. Most new diseases now have descriptive names. E.g., Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS).
LemmyKnowsBest@lemmy.world 4 months ago
Ah they gave Lou Gehrig the boot in favor of more scientifically-accurate description.
someguy3@lemmy.ca 4 months ago
So that Amy is just coincidental?
Johandea@feddit.nu 4 months ago
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…
Donkter@lemmy.world 4 months ago
Idk. If we called a certain cancer “the Hitler disease” that would probably get across how dangerous it is.
blackluster117@possumpat.io 4 months ago
We do, it’s formally known as Fascism.
Noodle07@lemmy.world 4 months ago
And it’s contagious
EvacuateSoul@lemmy.world 4 months ago
Upper lip melanoma
captainlezbian@lemmy.world 4 months ago
Same for Asperger’s. Fun fact: you shouldn’t name a condition after someone who tried to eugenics it away, especially in 1930s-1940s Germany, regardless of if they discovered it