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Does anyone else find it annoying that people are calling this the coronavirus rather than it's actual name? What happens when the next coronavirus comes up?
by rocky1138 7y ago
Does anyone else find it annoying that people are calling this the coronavirus rather than it's actual name? What happens when the next coronavirus comes up?
- MR4D 7y agoThis one is already at least the second coronavirus. The first was SARS. [0] [0] - https://www.who.int/ith/diseases/sars/en/ https://www.who.int/ith/diseases/sars/en/
- harrisi 7y agoCoronaviruses were discovered in the 60s and there are dozens of them in the wild. Chances are, you've had a Coronavirus that you just called a cold.
- war1025 7y agoFun fact, the common cold is also a coronavirus. Edit: As pointed out in the reply, only some colds are coronavirus. Wikipedia suggests ~15% [1] [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Common_cold#Viruses https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Common_cold#Viruses
- hobofan 7y agoMore correct fact: "Common cold" is a disease that can be caused by one of hundreds of virus strains and only a few of them are a coronavirus.
- AstralStorm 7y agoAbout 15% of cases thereof, though. The name is COVID-19.
- azepoi 7y agoThe common cold is a set of symtoms which can be caused by a coronavirus but more often than not by a rhinovirus.