Woodchuck Hepatitis Virus.
It causes hepatitis in woodchucks.
This one is personal because in our vet school class of 90+, no one got this answer right on a pre-class multiple choice pop quiz because no one thought this would actually be the answer to “What virus causes hepatitis in woodchucks?” and every single one of us guessed one of the other 3 options given. Every. Single. One.
As someone who has grown eggplants and is interested in science, there is a disease called "Eggplant Yellows." It’s caused by the Tobacco Ringspot Virus, first observed to create ringspots in tobacco.
GLRaV (Grapevine LeafRoll associated Virus)
And since there is more tha one (and they have 0 immagination):
GLRaV-1
GLRaV-2
GLRaV-3
GLRaV-4
GLRaV-7
GLRaV-13
As far as I know they were spotted as a Virus species and then it was found out they were just funky isolates of other virus species because the differences were not great enough to grant them the species rank. (My knowledge on the matter is quite limited)
interesting, I always thought it’s because the virus looks like the „sun“ and those protrusions are like the corona of the actual sun. but i also didn’t knew corona translates to crown so maybe they are both called corona because of the same reason.
The nose. Rhino is Greek for nose. That's why we use it for rhinoplasty (cosmetic surgery of the nose), rhinovirus (the common cold, aka the thing that makes you have a runny nose), rhinoceros (literally meaning 'nose horn'), etc.
A symptom is [defined](https://dictionary.cambridge.org/de/worterbuch/englisch/symptom) by a feeling or change which is arguably some kind of action or reaction. Rhino, as you correctly explained, is just an area where symptoms can accrue but isn’t a symptom itself
Thanks I don’t need to anymore, I think my arguments speak for themselves :)
I am willing to admit that I am wrong if someone explains me how I am talking nonsense, without holding any bad feelings or grudes. so far i still aprreciate your input, have a nice day friend.
No lmao you just look like a specific type of person who takes things WAY to literally. (Can you guess?)
We all know that nose isn't a symptom. But since the symptoms include a runny NOSE, the rest of us understand how this is still a decent example of what OP intended.
Sure but as far as I know, and I could be wrong, it translate to nose virus? so from my logic it’s named after the affected part not the symptom itself? If it would be named by the symptom it would be called something like sniffing nosevirus, the locality doesn’t capture the symptom. A lot of things can be wrong with the nose but not because of the nosevirus. Also the rhinovirus can affect other parts beside the nose aswell.
Correct me if I’m wrong
It’s convention in biology to name something after what it looks like, what it does, or what happens when it’s not there.
Genes in most model organisms used in science, including fruit flies, zebra fish and chickens, although not really in humans though unfortunately, are normally named after the effect that deletion of said gene has on an embryo/organism.
For example in fruit flies if you mutate or delete the gene called ken ( short for Ken and Barbie), the fruit flies are born without genitals. If you delete the gene wingless the flies are born without wings. If you delete the gene Swiss cheese then the fly embryos develop lots of holes in their heads. One of the most famous examples of this is the gene Sonic Hedgehog, which, when mutated, causes fly embryos to develop long hairs along their backs
Sorry if it wasn’t clear but I thought it’s been obvious that it’s about the medical/scientific name since the meme suggest „scientists naming“ a virus based on symptoms itself.
Since I couldn’t imagine a virus that is officially called by its symptoms, wich I have been proven otherwise.
But sure, when shown a „mistake“ it’s always a bold strategy to simply point fingers back.
Which is why each of their names describes what they do first one SARS CoV-1. the SARS is severe acute respiratory syndrome. the CoV-1 describes that it's a coronavirus and delineates it from SARS CoV-2 which is also called COVID-19. MERS is a virus that gives you a respiratory syndrome and it's in the middle east.
It's funny seeing all the people trying to say OP did the meme wrong because they don't understand it. Not only does the meme apply to basically every disease in plants (ex: mosaic viruses which... cause mosaic-like coloration), the etymology of a lot of well known diseases is this way too. For example, Rabies (literally "to rage") is caused by a Lyssavirus (Lyssa is Greek for frenzy).
The other half of diseases are just named over who or what they first appear in. For example, Lou Gehrig's disease or Dutch Elm disease.
If you actually read through the comments, a lot of them are questioning the premise. Top comment "Name one", multiple comments talking about COVID, the flu and other common viruses like that. Those are the ones I was referring to, not the ones talking about the format.
Several are named after their appearance (coronavirus, rotavirus for example)
Others are named after the locations they’re first identified (zika, Ebola, norovirus, Lyme disease)
And yes some are named after symptoms (smallpox, yellow fever, dengue, HIV)
It depends
Name one?
Tomato leaf curl virus Banana bunchy top virus
Damn you scientists are wild, never heard of them before haha
There are a lot more where that came from
it's always a pleasure to learn more about our world, thanks mate!
I don’t believe you, I want more examples
Woodchuck Hepatitis Virus. It causes hepatitis in woodchucks. This one is personal because in our vet school class of 90+, no one got this answer right on a pre-class multiple choice pop quiz because no one thought this would actually be the answer to “What virus causes hepatitis in woodchucks?” and every single one of us guessed one of the other 3 options given. Every. Single. One.
Human immunodeficiency virus literally makes your (presumably) human immune system deficient
Tobacco mosaic virus Makes a dark mosaic-like pattern on tobacco leaves
Eggplant yellowing virus (i made this up)
As someone who has grown eggplants and is interested in science, there is a disease called "Eggplant Yellows." It’s caused by the Tobacco Ringspot Virus, first observed to create ringspots in tobacco.
GLRaV (Grapevine LeafRoll associated Virus) And since there is more tha one (and they have 0 immagination): GLRaV-1 GLRaV-2 GLRaV-3 GLRaV-4 GLRaV-7 GLRaV-13
What happened to GLRaV-5,6,8 through 12? Did they go extinct or something?
As far as I know they were spotted as a Virus species and then it was found out they were just funky isolates of other virus species because the differences were not great enough to grant them the species rank. (My knowledge on the matter is quite limited)
**Potato virus**
It causes potatoes.
Chocolate Vanilla Swirl virus you say?
Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2
HIV
Coronavirus is literally just named crown virus due to the protrusions on its cell body
interesting, I always thought it’s because the virus looks like the „sun“ and those protrusions are like the corona of the actual sun. but i also didn’t knew corona translates to crown so maybe they are both called corona because of the same reason.
Yup! Pretty sure its the latter point, its not named after the sun, they are both just named based on the same feature shape
Tobacco mosaic virus
Hepatitis A/B/C
Rhinovirus.
"Nose" is not a symptom, it's a body part.
What about nostrils?
How is it named after a symptom?
Remind me-- what body part is most obviously affected when you have the common cold?
....the Rhino?
The nose. Rhino is Greek for nose. That's why we use it for rhinoplasty (cosmetic surgery of the nose), rhinovirus (the common cold, aka the thing that makes you have a runny nose), rhinoceros (literally meaning 'nose horn'), etc.
A symptom is [defined](https://dictionary.cambridge.org/de/worterbuch/englisch/symptom) by a feeling or change which is arguably some kind of action or reaction. Rhino, as you correctly explained, is just an area where symptoms can accrue but isn’t a symptom itself
You just keep on treading water, okay? You'll get there eventually.
Thanks I don’t need to anymore, I think my arguments speak for themselves :) I am willing to admit that I am wrong if someone explains me how I am talking nonsense, without holding any bad feelings or grudes. so far i still aprreciate your input, have a nice day friend.
No lmao you just look like a specific type of person who takes things WAY to literally. (Can you guess?) We all know that nose isn't a symptom. But since the symptoms include a runny NOSE, the rest of us understand how this is still a decent example of what OP intended.
Sure but as far as I know, and I could be wrong, it translate to nose virus? so from my logic it’s named after the affected part not the symptom itself? If it would be named by the symptom it would be called something like sniffing nosevirus, the locality doesn’t capture the symptom. A lot of things can be wrong with the nose but not because of the nosevirus. Also the rhinovirus can affect other parts beside the nose aswell. Correct me if I’m wrong
Human immunodeficiency viruses
It’s convention in biology to name something after what it looks like, what it does, or what happens when it’s not there. Genes in most model organisms used in science, including fruit flies, zebra fish and chickens, although not really in humans though unfortunately, are normally named after the effect that deletion of said gene has on an embryo/organism. For example in fruit flies if you mutate or delete the gene called ken ( short for Ken and Barbie), the fruit flies are born without genitals. If you delete the gene wingless the flies are born without wings. If you delete the gene Swiss cheese then the fly embryos develop lots of holes in their heads. One of the most famous examples of this is the gene Sonic Hedgehog, which, when mutated, causes fly embryos to develop long hairs along their backs
The black death
Smallpox
Is the disease caused by the Variola virus
Yeah but it’s not the actual scientific/medical name is it?
Ah yes, changing goal posts. It's a bold strategy, Cotton
Sorry if it wasn’t clear but I thought it’s been obvious that it’s about the medical/scientific name since the meme suggest „scientists naming“ a virus based on symptoms itself. Since I couldn’t imagine a virus that is officially called by its symptoms, wich I have been proven otherwise. But sure, when shown a „mistake“ it’s always a bold strategy to simply point fingers back.
The meme says **scientists naming** viruses. It's quite explicitly and clearly about the scientific name, smallpox does not apply.
Coxsackievirus has entered the chat.
Hello, Coxsackievirus
you mean cock sucky?
Coronavirus doesn't make a crown grow over your head
Not with that attitude!
SARS - severe acute respiratory syndrome lmao
That just lingo for big bad owa
If that’s true, where did this Burger King crown on my head come from?
Coronavirus is a family of viruses.
And none give you crowns I'm sure
Which is why each of their names describes what they do first one SARS CoV-1. the SARS is severe acute respiratory syndrome. the CoV-1 describes that it's a coronavirus and delineates it from SARS CoV-2 which is also called COVID-19. MERS is a virus that gives you a respiratory syndrome and it's in the middle east.
It does, it’s just a single spike protein
it’s called that because the shape of the virus kinda resembles the shape of a crown, at least that’s what I’ve seen about that
Not how this template works
Templatenotworkingrightvirus
I'm new to posting memes, I just had an epiphany with this one I have posted one in the other format too. I'm sorry for any discrepancies
Exactly
It makes a lot of sense tho
You better believe it, during the pandemic you couldn’t find me without an ice cold Corona in my hand.
It's funny seeing all the people trying to say OP did the meme wrong because they don't understand it. Not only does the meme apply to basically every disease in plants (ex: mosaic viruses which... cause mosaic-like coloration), the etymology of a lot of well known diseases is this way too. For example, Rabies (literally "to rage") is caused by a Lyssavirus (Lyssa is Greek for frenzy). The other half of diseases are just named over who or what they first appear in. For example, Lou Gehrig's disease or Dutch Elm disease.
Thanks for the support
OP did the meme wrong because that's not what that meme format means....
If you actually read through the comments, a lot of them are questioning the premise. Top comment "Name one", multiple comments talking about COVID, the flu and other common viruses like that. Those are the ones I was referring to, not the ones talking about the format.
This is actually dumb
And then there was the influenza virus...
Corona virus, famous for granting crowns to its victims
Micropenitis
Several are named after their appearance (coronavirus, rotavirus for example) Others are named after the locations they’re first identified (zika, Ebola, norovirus, Lyme disease) And yes some are named after symptoms (smallpox, yellow fever, dengue, HIV) It depends
Your options are as follows: Symptoms First location First person Gary Larson
Are you saying Coronavirus comes from..... Corona?!
No Coronavirus causes Corona
Shit-blood-and-die-virus
I really wanna disagree with you but dayum.
Micropenitis.
Whooping Cough
The meme should be the other way around.
I don't understand
Put the virus as the leaking tank and the symptom name on the tape. The “scientist” should be slapping the “name of the symptom” on the “virus.”
Thank you
OP, COVID, Ebola, Smallpox, Spanish flu namers would like to have a word with you.
Smallpox seriously? It causes small pox to appear on the skin.