What are the controversies behind certain disease names?

It may seem intuitive to name diseases based on their origins or discovery locations; however, this approach also presents issues. Naming diseases is a complicated business. To be useful, a name needs to be unique, descriptive, and memorable so it can be referenced easily, especially when medical situations become urgent. Though the easiest way to name illnesses may be just to give them identification numbers, that system becomes extraordinarily difficult to reference efficiently when time is of the essence. It may seem intuitive to name diseases based on their origins or discovery locations; however, this approach also presents issues. As…