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I'm not sure, but I think the WHO either coined it or encouraged the word's usage because it's so infectious.
When AIDS first appeared, it was tagged with a bunch of different names, and it took researchers a long time to realize they were all studying the same disease. The multiple names really confused the situation and allowed the virus a very long time to establish itself.
Ever since that outbreak, the search for a universal name became something that was settled as fast as possible.
I'm not sure, but I think the WHO either coined it or encouraged the word's usage because it's so infectious.
When AIDS first appeared, it was tagged with a bunch of different names, and it took researchers a long time to realize they were all studying the same disease. The multiple names really confused the situation and allowed the virus a very long time to establish itself.
Ever since that outbreak, the search for a universal name became something that was settled as fast as possible.
That isn't a response to the OP's question. He's asking about the term or name "COVID" being applied to something prior to the virus and having nothing to do with the virus.
OP, i am not sure, but it could be. Interesting. If it was a brand name for something I am sure it would be changed.
What first came to my mind when I saw it was "corvid". I like birds.
What first came to my mind when I saw it was "corvid". I like birds.
There is a company in Tempe, AZ with this name.
Why is the company’s name “Covid”?
Going on 40 years ago, the original name of the company was “Vid Co.” At the time, they found out there were some other Vid Co’s in the country, so they changed the name to Covid.
One thing that folks at our office have been remarking on is that “covid” sounds sort of like “corvid,” like the bird family that crows are part of.
There used to be a weight loss candy called Ayds.
Went off the market in the '80s, when AIDS (which, BTW, causes weight loss) was all over the news.
Ah, but that's only half the story. They rebranded as "Slim-Aids"... when the colloquial term for the disease all across Africa was "Slim."
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A business called Covid might want to think of rebranding. Maybe add an R and use a raven in the logo.
Yeah, the MAD Magazine touchstone for this was the "Bobbit Sausage Company."
Thanks for replies. The company in AZ might be what I'm thinking of; I was elbow-deep in video production stuff about ten year ago and know I saw the name somewhere in some context.
I'm not sure, but I think the WHO either coined it or encouraged the word's usage because it's so infectious.
The disease name is from: Corona Virus Disease 2019= COVID-19
There were busisness and people named Isis from the Egyptian goddess, who had to go on the defensive to prove they weren't affliated with terrorists, too.
Like you, the name seems to ring a bell with me. Maybe it was just something similar.
No, the above nails it (as did a friend with better Google-fu). COVID makes a wide line of AV cables, connectors and the like. I have some and have seen many more in studios. I just couldn't quite pin down where I knew it from.
No, the above nails it (as did a friend with better Google-fu). COVID makes a wide line of AV cables, connectors and the like. I have some and have seen many more in studios. I just couldn't quite pin down where I knew it from.
Poor guys.
There was once a popular appetite suppressing diet candy that was called AIDS. It didn't last long after the virus showed up, even though it had been around for over 20 years.
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