Wuhan virus

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Wuhan virus

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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.

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colloquial, derogatory, offensive, sometimes, uncountable 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.
Similar: coronavirus
colloquial, derogatory, offensive, sometimes, uncountable 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.
Similar: SARS-CoV-2
uncommon, uncountable Synonym of A/Wuhan/359/95, a strain of H3N2 influenza.
Similar: A/Wuhan/359/95

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@misc{wuhan_virus_2026,
  title = {Wuhan virus},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/wuhan%20virus},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}