COVID-19: What’s in a name?

What does each of the following have in common: Ebola, Marburg, Swine Flu, Spanish Flu and Avian flu? They are all diseases named after a location or an animal host. In the past, this had been the norm: scientists rushed to name a new disease using the place where it first identified.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Edward Kenyi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: South Sudan Doctors' Association 2020-05-01
Series:South Sudan Medical Journal
Online Access:https://bit.ly/3gbo9ib