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According to WHO, the official name of the virus responsible for Covid-19 disease is

Solve this multiple-choice question and check the correct answer with its explanation below.

Answer options

  1. SARS-CoV-2
  2. Covid-19
  3. nCovid-19
  4. Corona Virus

Correct answer and explanation

Correct answer: SARS-CoV-2

Explanation: āœ… Correct Answer: A. SARS-CoV-2 šŸ“š Explanation: According to the World Health Organization (WHO), the official scientific name of the virus that causes the Covid-19 disease is 'SARS-CoV-2' (Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2). The name was chosen because the virus is genetically related to the coronavirus responsible for the SARS outbreak of 2003. 'Covid-19' is the name of the disease itself, not the virus.