Naming the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) and the virus that causes it

Why do the virus and the disease have different names? Viruses, and the diseases they cause, often have different names. For example, HIV is the virus that causes AIDS. People often know the name of a disease, but not the name of the virus that causes it. There are different processes, and purposes, for naming viruses and diseases. Viruses are named based on their genetic structure to facilitate

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nCov-2019 → SARS-CoV-2 / 2020-2-11

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病気の名前がきまったのとおなじ日にウイルスの名前もきまってたのか…。