Why is Coronavirus named COVID-19? The two are different terms, find out how

vel Coronavirus disease outbreak has been declared as a pandemic by WHO (World Health Organisation).  virus breeds in animals and can be transmitted from animals to humans. Coronavirus is zootic in nature, which means y can transfer from n-humans to humans. According to WHO’s official website, virus was unfamiliar to human scientific research until late 2019. Thus a new name and categorization were important. But have you wondered why is Coronavirus named as COVID-19?

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Coronavirus vs COVID-19

According to official website of WHO, International Committee of Taxomy of Virus’s and International Classification of Diseases committee’s research revealed that genetic structure of vel coronavirus or COVID-19 is similar to that of SARS that occurred in Asia in 2003. outbreak h originally transferred from a virus generated in Civet cats to humans. However, naming outbreak SARS-CoV-2 would have resulted in panic along with public. Thus WHO and committees involved named virus as COVID-19, as virus generated in Wuhan in China in 2019. COVID detes Coronavirus disease and ‘19’ refers to year it was first found by researchers. This is why is vel Coronavirus is named as COVID-19.

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Why is Coronavirus named COVID-19

Furr research suggests that coronavirus is similar to Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS-CoV) and Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS-CoV). SARS-CoV affected over 25 countries in Asia, affecting 8,000 and above people. panic situation caused by ar zootic virus h to be avoided according to reports by WHO. Similarly, MERS-CoV also affected Middle Eastern countries with 92 cases and 12 recorded deaths. For communication and research purpose as well coronavirus was named so COVID-19. Coronavirus is genetically mutated over old virus in SARS and MERS, and that is why Coronavirus is named COVID-19.

Chinese Coronavirus disease COVID-19 structure under microscope

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Difference between Coronavirus and COVID-19

Coronavirus is a virus that transfers from hosts and COVID-19 is disease that is caused after transmission. Coronavirus is virus responsible for all three instances that are COVID-19, SARS Outbreak and MERS Outbreak, zootic way of transmission remains same in all of outbreaks. It needs a host to survive, which is eir an animal or n-animal (human) body for regeneration and multiplication. However, vel coronavirus or COVID-19 is new virus which reportedly first generated in bats and n transferred into humans and became more aggressive in nature. It is unidentified to any research. virus is currently responsible for lakhs of reported cases around globe. difference between coronavirus and COVID-19 is that virus is of similar nature but different macrostructure.

COVID-19 is responsible for deaths across globe whereas Coronavirus is transmitted virus in such cases

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