Category: Nomenclature - Reason for Name
Question: what is the acronym covid
Answers: corona means crown, and covides have a crown of protruding points on their surface that give them a characteristic appearance when seen under a microscope. covides are a whole family of viruses; there are many.,  covid is a new disease, caused by a novel (or new) covid not previously seen in humans., covid disease 2019 (covid) is a respiratory illness that can spread from person to person. , the new name of this disease is covid disease 2019, abbreviated as covid. in covid, co stands for corona, vi for virus, and d for disease. formerly, this disease was referred to as 2019 novel covid or 2019 ncov. ,  as covid disease discovered in 2019 (covid), severe acute respiratory syndrome covid 2 , covid is the infectious disease caused by the most recently discovered covid. this new virus and disease were unknown before the outbreak began in wuhan, china, in december 201