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How does corona virus got it's name??
Asked by ashu.dairy | 13 Feb, 2020, 08:16: PM
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The name "coronavirus" is derived from the Latin corona and the Greek korṓnē,  meaning crown or halo.

First described in detail in the 1960s, the coronavirus gets its name from a distinctive corona or 'crown' of sugary-proteins that projects from the envelope surrounding the particle. 

Answered by Sheetal Kolte | 17 Feb, 2020, 11:12: AM

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