What does the acronym COVID-19 Represent: According to Good RX, COVID-19 is the name of the disease caused by the SARS-CoV2 virus. Viruses and the diseases they cause have different names. For example, AIDS is the disease caused by the human immunodeficiency virus, HIV. As mentioned above, COVID-19 is an acronym. In its full form, COVID-19 stands for coronavirus disease of 2019.

COVID-19 Acronym Stands for:

The “CO” stands for corona, “VI” for virus and “D” for disease, according to the CDC. And the number 19 stands for the year (2019) in which the outbreak occurred. 

Sources:

https://www.tcpalm.com/story/news/local/2020/03/23/coronavirus-news-usa-what-does-covid-19-acronym-stand-for/2897392001/

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