@Tattooed_mummy It was first discovered in monkeys, but infects a lot of mammals and the primary reservoir is probably rodents so it's not a terribly accurate name. But the stigma is the association of the word "monkey" with a disease that's most prevalent on the African continent, and which in the global North is showing up more in among men who have sex with men, who are a marginalised group in many countries
@Tattooed_mummy There is a general movement at the moment, which I support, to stop naming diseases after places, which can create bad associations for the place (no one's going to be starting up luxury ecotourism cruises on the Ebola River any time soon), and after animals (eg Swine Flu) which can be stigmatising for the people who have the conditions. And apparently to name them after earworms, which I don't support.
@Tattooed_mummy it's part of a broader movement going on at the moment to decolonise scientific terms, for example revaluating species names that come from the name of the first European to discover them rather than say the indigenous name. It's a fascinating area to read up on if you are, say, a colossal nerd like me who's interested in these things
@Tattooed_mummy here's an article on decolonising botanical names for example: https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2022/oct/01/slave-traders-names-are-still-stamped-on-native-plants-its-time-to-decolonise-australias-public-gardens
@Tattooed_mummy apologies for the infodump!