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

[Jonathan Lighter]

Too bad OldInglish 'raccoon' has two cees.

JL

On Tue, Mar 17, 2020 at 4:33 PM Peter Reitan <pjreitan at hotmail.com> wrote:

> 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:
> >
> > > 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
> <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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