Sunday, April 5, 2020

WHY THE NAME COVID-19 IS GIVEN

On February 11, 2020 the World Health Organization reported an official name for the ailment that is causing the 2019 novel coronavirus flare-up, first recognized in Wuhan, China. The name of this illness is coronavirus ailment 2019, curtailed as COVID-19. In COVID-19, 'CO' means 'crown,' 'VI' for 'infection,' and 'D' for ailment. Once in the past, this sickness was alluded to as "2019 novel coronavirus" or "2019-nCoV". 

There are numerous sorts of human coronaviruses including some that regularly cause gentle upper-respiratory tract ailments. COVID-19 is another ailment, brought about by a novel (or new) coronavirus that has not recently been found in people. The name of this malady was chosen following the World Health Organization (WHO) best practicesexternal symbol for naming new human irresistible ailments.

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