Naming the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) and the virus that causes it
Good article on the whole naming game thing.
It's all in A "NAME"!
The disease is COVID !(
The actual virus is SARS-CoV-2
"From a risk communications perspective, using the name SARS can have unintended consequences in terms of creating unnecessary fear for some populations, especially in Asia which was worst affected by the SARS outbreak in 2003."
Just imagine if the media was reporting it as SARS-CoV-2??
So people can test positive for the VIRUS but not yet have the DISEASE!
Good article on the whole naming game thing.
It's all in A "NAME"!
The disease is COVID !(
The actual virus is SARS-CoV-2
"From a risk communications perspective, using the name SARS can have unintended consequences in terms of creating unnecessary fear for some populations, especially in Asia which was worst affected by the SARS outbreak in 2003."
Just imagine if the media was reporting it as SARS-CoV-2??
So people can test positive for the VIRUS but not yet have the DISEASE!
