Northeastern University: Here's Why We Shouldn't Refer to COVID-19 as Simply 'Coronavirus'
March 03, 2020
March 03, 2020
BOSTON, Massachusetts, March 3 -- Northeastern University issued the following news:
Since mid-February, the disease caused by the coronavirus has been known as COVID-19, short for coronavirus disease 2019. The new name was chosen by the World Health Organization because it's a more accurate name for the disease caused by a specific strain of the fairly common coronavirus.
Coronaviruses are a large family of viruses that can cause symptoms ranging from those of a mild . . .
Since mid-February, the disease caused by the coronavirus has been known as COVID-19, short for coronavirus disease 2019. The new name was chosen by the World Health Organization because it's a more accurate name for the disease caused by a specific strain of the fairly common coronavirus.
Coronaviruses are a large family of viruses that can cause symptoms ranging from those of a mild . . .