Wuhan virus

Noun

colloquial derogatory offensive sometimes uncountable uncommon

Japanese Meaning

（口語的、軽蔑的、時に侮辱的な表現）COVID-19の原因となる新型コロナウイルス（SARS-CoV-2）の別称として用いられる用語

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Many people avoid using the term Wuhan virus because it's derogatory and misleading.

Google Translation / DeepL Translation

多くの人は、COVID-19を指すために「新型コロナウイルス」という表現を使うことを避けます。それは侮辱的で誤解を招くからです。

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Sense（1）

(colloquial, derogatory, sometimes offensive) 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.

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Sense（2）

(colloquial, derogatory, sometimes offensive) 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.

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Sense（3）

(uncommon) Synonym of A/Wuhan/359/95, a strain of H3N2 influenza.

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