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:Looking at the literature on the topic, it does appear that the abbreviations are fairly commonly used - eg [https://journals.asm.org/doi/full/10.1128/jvi.01430-19 ''Journal of Virology''], [https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S1879625720301085 ''Current Opinion in Virology''], etc. [[User:Nikkimaria|Nikkimaria]] ([[User talk:Nikkimaria|talk]]) 01:09, 31 May 2024 (UTC) |
:Looking at the literature on the topic, it does appear that the abbreviations are fairly commonly used - eg [https://journals.asm.org/doi/full/10.1128/jvi.01430-19 ''Journal of Virology''], [https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S1879625720301085 ''Current Opinion in Virology''], etc. [[User:Nikkimaria|Nikkimaria]] ([[User talk:Nikkimaria|talk]]) 01:09, 31 May 2024 (UTC) |
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::Yes, I see, thanks. But those are just the author's choice rather than standard, accepted abbreviations. This list of accepted abbreviations only has a couple of viruses on it and one is HIV: [https://avmajournals.avma.org/page/102]. Abbreviating viruses' names stems from the days of paper journals and manual typewriters, to save space and time. I quickly checked the Manuals of Style for [[Virology (journal)]] and [[The Journal of Virology]], but there was no guidance on this. I think for our, mainly lay, readers it is best to spell the names out in this article. [[User:Graham Beards|Graham Beards]] ([[User talk:Graham Beards|talk]]) 10:10, 31 May 2024 (UTC) |
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Fatality rate numbers
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Virology
I don't think much of the content under "Virology" is relevant for an article about the disease caused by the virus. "Types of virus" is fine (it provides context for the cause of the disease) but everything else seems better suited for articles on the actual viruses themselves. These subsections are also extremely technical so even if they are relevant to this article they should be rewritten for clarity. C. A. Struck (talk) 21:47, 7 February 2024 (UTC)
Etymology section
I noticed the etymology section is unusually placed near the end of the article instead of as usual in any article immediately after the lead. Sincerely, --Thinker78 (talk) 21:02, 31 March 2024 (UTC)
Abbreviations
I see there are some edits regarding these. I think we should spell out the viruses' names because no one (virologist) uses them. Unlike HAV for hepatitis A virus and HCV for hepatitis C virus most sources, and I have two books open in front of me, say influenza A virus and so forth. (Some sources reduce this to just influenza A but this is really the name of the disease and not the virus). Graham Beards (talk) 13:41, 29 May 2024 (UTC)
- Looking at the literature on the topic, it does appear that the abbreviations are fairly commonly used - eg Journal of Virology, Current Opinion in Virology, etc. Nikkimaria (talk) 01:09, 31 May 2024 (UTC)
- Yes, I see, thanks. But those are just the author's choice rather than standard, accepted abbreviations. This list of accepted abbreviations only has a couple of viruses on it and one is HIV: [1]. Abbreviating viruses' names stems from the days of paper journals and manual typewriters, to save space and time. I quickly checked the Manuals of Style for Virology (journal) and The Journal of Virology, but there was no guidance on this. I think for our, mainly lay, readers it is best to spell the names out in this article. Graham Beards (talk) 10:10, 31 May 2024 (UTC)
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