HIV1 and SARS-CoV-2 have been renamed Lentivirus humimdef1 and Betacoronavirus pandemicum.

Kill me now.

Fortunately HIV1 and SARS-CoV-2 can still be used but this will mess things up quite likely. I am still pissed about Pneumocystis getting changed to jirovecii and being called a fungus. Taxonomists have to be a fun bunch to be around.

Source:https://www.statnews.com/2025/01/09/virology-new-scientific-names-for-hiv-covid-19-in-updated-viral-taxonomy/

Credit to u/PHealthy to posting this over on r/ID_News