COVID-19

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Official names have been announced for the virus responsible for COVID-19 (previously known as “2019 novel coronavirus”) and the disease it causes.  The official names are:
Disease 
Coronavirus disease 
(COVID-19)
Virus 
Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2
(SARS-CoV-2)

For what reason do the infection and the sickness have various names?

Infections, and the illnesses they cause, regularly have various names. For instance, HIV is the infection that causes AIDS. Individuals frequently know the name of sickness, for example, measles, however not the name of the infection that causes it (rubella).

There are various procedures, and purposes, for naming infections and illnesses.

Infections are named dependent on their hereditary structure to encourage the advancement of analytic tests, antibodies, and meds. Virologists and the more extensive academic network accomplish this work, so infections are named by the International Committee on Taxonomy of Viruses (ICTV).

Maladies are named to empower conversation on infection counteraction, spread, transmissibility, seriousness, and treatment. Human ailment readiness and reaction is WHO's job, so infections are authoritatively named by WHO in the International Classification of Diseases (ICD).

ICTV declared "extreme intense respiratory disorder coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2)" as the name of the new infection on 11 February 2020. This name was picked in light of the fact that the infection is hereditarily identified with the coronavirus answerable for the SARS episode of 2003. While related, the two infections are unique.

WHO reported "COVID-19" as the name of this new ailment on 11 February 2020, after rules recently created with the World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) and the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).

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