A. Isha Prayer
B. Asr Prayer
C. Juma Prayer
D. Ishraq Prayer
A. Red Sea
B. Mediterranean Sea
C. Black Sea
D. Caspian Sea
A. 14th
B. 15th
C. 16th
D. 17th
A. SARS-CoV 1
B. MERS -CoV 1
C. SARS-CoV 2
D. MERS-CoV 2
Naming the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) and the virus that causes it
Official names have been announced for the virus responsible for COVID-19 (previously known as “2019 novel coronavirus”) and the disease it causes. The official names are:
Disease
coronavirus disease
(COVID-19)
Virus
severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2
(SARS-CoV-2)
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 the development of diagnostic tests, vaccines and medicines. Virologists and the wider scientific community do this work, so viruses are named by the International Committee on Taxonomy of Viruses (ICTV).
Diseases are named to enable discussion on disease prevention, spread, transmissibility, severity and treatment. Human disease preparedness and response is WHO’s role, so diseases are officially named by WHO in the International Classification of Diseases (ICD).
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. While related, the two viruses are different.
WHO announced “COVID-19” as the name of this new disease on 11 February 2020, following guidelines previously developed with the World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE) and the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).
A. Jakarta
B. Nusantara
C. Bandung
D. Makassar
A. England
B. South Africa
C. Australia
D. None of these
The Indian team finished with a total of 36/9 in the second innings of the first Test against Australia at the Adelaide Oval. It was the team’s lowest-ever total in their 88-year history of Test cricket.
A. North korea
B. Saudi Arabia
C. China
D. Iran
China is the world’s most active death penalty country; according to Amnesty International, China executes more people than the rest of the world combined per annum.