2019-nCov, 2019 novel coronavirus, namely 2019 novel coronavirus
coronavirus shaped corona virus, coronavirus
corona [kərəʊnə] n (especially during an eclipse a) corona, Nikka, moonlight;. corolla from Latin, Crown
- Name origin: In 1965, the first strains isolated from human coronavirus. Since the outer membrane was observed significant protrusions rod-like particles, so that it looks like a crown shape imperial medieval Europe, hence the name "coronavirus" under the electron microscope.
- 2019 novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV) is the seventh known coronavirus can infect humans, other 6 are HCoV-229E, HCoV-OC43, HCoV-NL63, HCoV-HKU1, SARS-CoV and MERS -CoV.
