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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Health and Social Sciences Research Institute - South Sudan (HSSRI-SS)
2020-05-01
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| description | 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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| spelling | doaj.art-850a0ca983624de793ff8a770d4d02122023-01-03T08:54:55ZengHealth and Social Sciences Research Institute - South Sudan (HSSRI-SS)South Sudan Medical Journal2309-46052309-46132020-05-011323536COVID-19: What’s in a name?Edward Kenyi0South Sudan Medical JournalWhat 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.https://bit.ly/3gbo9ib |
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