According to the World Health Organization (WHO) the name for the disease people experience is coronavirus disease or COVID-19 and the virus itself is called severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 or SARS-CoV-2. HIV & AIDS are an example of a virus and the disease it causes.
The original version of this guide was created by Karen Heskett, Instruction & Liaison Librarian at UC San Diego Library. She generously gave me permission to use hers as a template for this guide.