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Wuhan virus

Wuhan virus noun: synonym of coronavirus, the disease COVID-19.

Noun

Wuhan virus (uncountable)

  1. (colloquial, derogatory, offensive, sometimes) Synonym of coronavirus, the disease COVID-19.
    • This new “Wuhan virus” outbreak in China, which appears to be due to a novel coronavirus, is another warning to us about the need for more research in infectious diseases, epidemiology and control measures.2020 January 11, Judy Stone, “Wuhan Coronavirus Outbreak Shows The Importance Of Sound Science, Sleuthing, And Cooperation”, in Forbes
    • One of the 46, the man's 37-year-old son, is another confirmed case of the Wuhan virus.2020 January 25, “No new cases of Wuhan virus, 64 suspected cases so far: MOH”, in Channel News Asia, archived from the original on 27 Jan 2020
    Synonyms:
    coronavirus
  2. (colloquial, derogatory, offensive, sometimes) Synonym of SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19.
    • We designed candidate diagnostic RT-PCR assays before release of the first sequence of the Wuhan virus.2020 January 13, World Health Organization, "Diagnostic detection of Wuhan coronavirus 2019 by real-time RT-PCR"
    • Stop the Wuhan virus2020 January 21, Nature, volume 577, →DOI, page 450
    Synonyms:
    SARS-CoV-2
  3. (uncommon) Synonym of A/Wuhan/359/95, a strain of H3N2 influenza.
    Synonyms:
    A/Wuhan/359/95

Examples of Wuhan virus in a sentence

  • The Wuhan virus isn’t the only pandemic to come from China.2020 May 13, New York Post:
  • The Wuhan virus has shown the world how China behaves.2020 December 4, James McGrath on Sky Newshttps://www.skynews.com.au/details/_6214144246001

Synonyms of Wuhan virus

Origin of Wuhan virus

From Wuhan + virus, q.v., from its presumed origin in Wuhan, China, in late 2019. The same name was separately and less prominently used in 1995 for a strain of H3N2 flu.

Questions about Wuhan virus

What does Wuhan virus mean?
Wuhan virus means synonym of coronavirus, the disease COVID-19.
How do you use Wuhan virus in a sentence?
The Wuhan virus isn’t the only pandemic to come from China.
What part of speech is Wuhan virus?
Wuhan virus is a noun.

Words near Wuhan virus in the dictionary

  1. Wuhan coronavirus
  2. Wuhan flu
  3. Wuhan pneumonia
  4. Wuhan shake
  5. Wuhan shakes
  6. Wuhan virus
  7. Wuhanese
  8. Wuhanian
  9. Wuhanians
  10. wuhanic
  11. wuhanic acid

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