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.
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| Format: | Article in Journal/Newspaper |
| Language: | English |
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South Sudan Doctors' Association
2020
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| Online Access: | https://doaj.org/article/850a0ca983624de793ff8a770d4d0212 |
| Summary: | 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. |
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