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Karou - not sure what you are looking for - explanation of the "real" name of the virus?
First called "novel coronavirus". IE, a "new" coronavirus; one currently unknown to modern medicine.
Coronaviruses are a type of virus that focus on respiratory systems. There are (7) current (in the world) coronaviruses.
Some people call it "corona" or the "coronavirus" - we all know what they mean, but from a scientific view, what we're all discussing is 1 of 7 cv's.
COVID-19 (coronavirus disease 2019) is the nomenclature assigned by the WHO in January. As more was learned about the way the disease behaves it is a close relative of the SARS disease (COV-SARS). COVID-19 since February in the scientific community has been named "COV-SARS-2". It means same thing as COVID-19. COVID-19 will be the commonplace name of the disease. COV-SARS-2 is what will show up in science journals or lab results.
SARS, a zoonotic coronavirus (CV coming from animal transmission) came to humans from the Masked Palm Civet. It is now believed COVID-19 originated from Pangolin's (and not bats or snakes) - another reason to associate closely with SARS.
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I like Muhammad Ali a lot. Great showman - when focused, one of the most elusive and timely/smart boxers ever at any weight class. 21yo Mike Tyson would destroy Ali at any age. Ali is the better talker, better personality, better all-around boxer, but a 21yo Mike is the only person who could give God a run for the money. Most lethal boxer the world has known.
First called "novel coronavirus". IE, a "new" coronavirus; one currently unknown to modern medicine.
Coronaviruses are a type of virus that focus on respiratory systems. There are (7) current (in the world) coronaviruses.
Some people call it "corona" or the "coronavirus" - we all know what they mean, but from a scientific view, what we're all discussing is 1 of 7 cv's.
COVID-19 (coronavirus disease 2019) is the nomenclature assigned by the WHO in January. As more was learned about the way the disease behaves it is a close relative of the SARS disease (COV-SARS). COVID-19 since February in the scientific community has been named "COV-SARS-2". It means same thing as COVID-19. COVID-19 will be the commonplace name of the disease. COV-SARS-2 is what will show up in science journals or lab results.
SARS, a zoonotic coronavirus (CV coming from animal transmission) came to humans from the Masked Palm Civet. It is now believed COVID-19 originated from Pangolin's (and not bats or snakes) - another reason to associate closely with SARS.
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I like Muhammad Ali a lot. Great showman - when focused, one of the most elusive and timely/smart boxers ever at any weight class. 21yo Mike Tyson would destroy Ali at any age. Ali is the better talker, better personality, better all-around boxer, but a 21yo Mike is the only person who could give God a run for the money. Most lethal boxer the world has known.