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In Reply to: Not actually the way it happened. posted by Batman on March 19, 2020 at 19:06:13:
"And as far as the name goes, the scientific community long ago gave up naming viruses and bacteria after their place of origin (Lyme (Ct),Coxsackie virus (NY),St Louis encephalitis, etc)because they are inherently derogatory and prejudicial. I won't get into that fray, but that is how it's done today."You say that "the scientific community long ago gave up naming viruses and bacteria after their place of origin".
In point of fact, the 2012-13 coronavirus outbreak was named the Middle East respiratory syndrome. That's not "long ago".
Just sayin'.
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