What is wrong with calling it: Chinese virus

[bkk6060]

Not meant to be a joke.

 

Spanish flu.

African flu

Hong Kong flu

All true and factual

I am sure there are other true historical descriptions of viruses/diseases named from specific countries.

 

I do not know what the big deal is with the "Chinese virus."  It is not racist or discriminatory.  It did start in China and from all indications,

from Wuhan cultural habits.

It is what it is.  What is the problem?

[kotsak]

Fluhan sounds better ????

Edited March 18, 2020 by kotsak

[Isaanbiker]

The deadly "Batwuhanflu" from China? 

 

Or simply: Chinese Wuhanbatflu?

Edited March 18, 2020 by Isaanbiker

[Traubert]

We'll see.

[AverageBloke]

The Spanish flu didn't start in Spain it apparently started in the USA.

[MJKT2014]

36 minutes ago, bkk6060 said:

What is the problem?

There's a lovely Chinese family living next door to someone in a far off land outside of China who had sod all to do with it.

[Nyezhov]

3 minutes ago, AverageBloke said:

The Spanish flu didn't start in Spain it apparently started in the USA.

Actually thats a debate they still have...whether it was Kansas, Etaples, China or Austria.

[CharlieH]

CLOSED

 

"World Health Organization (WHO) warnings not to link the pathogen, which was first detected in the Chinese city of Wuhan at the end of December, to a particular area or community to avoid discrimination or stigmatisation."

 

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xenophobia_and_racism_related_to_the_2019–20_coronavirus_pandemic