COVID-19
What Does COVID-19 Mean?
COVID-19 means "Corona Virus Disease 2019."Corona Virus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) is the respiratory disease caused by the SARS-CoV-2 virus.
The name COVID-19 was chosen by the World Health Organization (WHO), on 11 February 2020 (the same day that the virus was designated SARS-CoV-2).
Check out our list of Coronavirus terms.
Further information on COVID-19 can be found on the WHO's website: Advice for the public: Coronavirus disease (COVID-19).
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When I write COVID-19, I mean this:
COVID-19 is caused by the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus.
Summary of Key Points
"Corona Virus Disease 2019" is the most common definition for COVID-19 on Snapchat, WhatsApp, Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and TikTok.| COVID-19 | |
|---|---|
| Definition: | Corona Virus Disease 2019 |
| Type: | Acronym |
| Guessability: |  3: Guessable |
| Typical Users: |  Adults, Teenagers, and Under 13s |
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BC (because, before Christ, before corona, birth control) COVIDIOT (a person who acts stupidly during the coronavirus pandemic) DELTACRON (coronavirus variant) FAUCI-OUCHIE (COVID-19 vaccination) PANORAMIC (pandemic)Quiz
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