[Ads-l] origin of the term "coronavirus"

[Peter Reitan]

A more conspiratorial "theory" based on two coincidences sees "corona" as an anagram of "racoon," which connects it to some video game which feature racoon conbected to a logo similar to the logo of the bio lab in Wuhan.  Jump down the rabbit hole here:
https://freegametips.com/resident-evil-fans-connect-coronavirus-racoon-city/amp/
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A mocking pseudo-acronym was specifically constructed for COVID to
subvert the WHO guidance about avoiding geographical designations:

COVID - China-Originated Viral Infective Disease

I cannot recall where I saw this. It may have been in a YouTube comment.

On Mon, Mar 16, 2020 at 5:48 PM Chris Waigl <chris at lascribe.net> wrote:
>
> On Mon, Mar 16, 2020 at 1:06 PM Margaret Winters <mewinters at wayne.edu>
> wrote:
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> > That is what I understood too.
> >
> > Apropos, I haven't seen a source for 'covid' that sounded plausible so
> > far...  Have I missed something on the list discussion?
> >
>
> I'm not sure what you mean by "source", but the site that I send people t=
o
> who are confused about name of virus and name of disease is, drumroll, th=
e
> WHO:
> https://www.who.int/emergencies/diseases/novel-coronavirus-2019/technical=
-guidance/naming-the-coronavirus-disease-(covid-2019)-and-the-virus-that-ca=
uses-it
>
>
> >
> > """"
> > Viruses are named based on their genetic structure to facilitate the
> > development of diagnostic tests, vaccines and medicines. Virologists an=
d
> > the wider scientific community do this work, so viruses are named by th=
e
> > International Committee on Taxonomy of Viruses (ICTV).
> > Diseases are named to enable discussion on disease prevention, spread,
> > transmissibility, severity and treatment. Human disease preparedness an=
d
> > response is WHO=E2=80=99s role, so diseases are officially named by WHO=
 in the
> > International Classification of Diseases (ICD).
> > ICTV announced =E2=80=9Csevere acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2
> > (SARS-CoV-2)=E2=80=9D as the name of the new virus on 11 February 2020.=
  This name
> > was chosen because the virus is genetically related to the coronavirus
> > responsible for the SARS outbreak of 2003.  While related, the two viru=
ses
> > are different.
> > WHO announced =E2=80=9CCOVID-19=E2=80=9D as the name of this new diseas=
e on 11 February
> > 2020, following guidelines previously developed with the World Organisa=
tion
> > for Animal Health (OIE) and the Food and Agriculture Organization of th=
e
> > United Nations (FAO).
> > """"
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>
>
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