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Which virus is named after the organism it infected?

Sagot :

ICTV announced “severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2)” as the name of the new virus on 11 February 2020. This name was chosen because the virus is genetically related to the coronavirus responsible for the SARS outbreak of 2003.

Answer:

Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome coronavirus 2  

Explanation:

 (SARS-CoV-2) was announced by International Committee on Taxonomy of Viruses as the name of the new virus on 11/02/2020. The name was chosen because the virus is genetically related to the coronavirus responsible for the SARS outbreak of 2003.Although the two viruses are related, they are different.