Corona Virus Interview Question:

Explain me why does not the coronavirus have a less technical name yet, like Ebola or Zika?

Submitted by: Muhammad

The virus's temporary name, according to the World Health Organization, is 2019 nCoV. It's a combination of the year the virus first emerged and the abbreviation for "novel corona virus," a term indicating that the virus is a strain that has not been previously identified.

The virus is also referred to as "Wuhan corona virus," after the city where it first emerged.

Adalja anticipates that another name will emerge soon. "This is a very new virus, and the virology community is trying to come up with a name for it," he says. But naming a virus requires great care, because there can be negative repercussions, he adds.
Submitted by: Muhammad