Timeline for Why and when did 'Down's Syndrome' change to 'Down Syndrome'?
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| Jun 7, 2023 at 11:56 | comment | added | No Name | @Spudley It probably has something to do with the fact that Lou Gherig actually had Lou Gherig's disease (amyotrophic lateral sclerosis), and the Legionnaires actually had Legionnaires' Disease (pneumonia caused by Legionella bacteria), and both cases involved prominent Americans | |
| Jun 15, 2020 at 7:40 | history | edited | CommunityBot |
Commonmark migration
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| Jun 16, 2018 at 21:33 | comment | added | Lambie | @Spudley Right you are. | |
| Mar 18, 2018 at 20:54 | comment | added | Spudley | Just to be clear, it is the American medical profession that has been urging this since the 1970s. The medical profession in the rest of the world is does not urge this. All of the medical professionals I know in the UK refer to "Down's Syndrome", as do the few that I know in other countries. | |
| Mar 18, 2018 at 19:39 | history | edited | Laurel♦ | CC BY-SA 3.0 |
proper quoting
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| Mar 18, 2018 at 16:32 | history | answered | Lambie | CC BY-SA 3.0 |