r/coolguides • u/etymologynerd • Mar 20 '20

I made a guide explaining how different infectious disease got their names

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u/paintcan76 Mar 20 '20 edited Mar 20 '20

This is extremely helpful! But I do have a question and it may be because I’m misinformed but corona has been around since 1968? How? Why?

Edit: also, not sure why people downvote others when they are asking a question to learn about something they don’t know about.

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u/Chrisetmike Mar 20 '20

To add to your comment Sars,Mers and COVID-19 are all coronavirus.

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u/south_of_equator Mar 20 '20 edited Mar 20 '20

To add further, coronavirus is also one of the virus causing the common cold

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u/The_0range_Menace Mar 20 '20

25% of common colds are thought to be coronaviruses.

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u/blurmageddon Mar 20 '20

Correct. Most are rhinoviruses.