It was called that because a guy in Israel first found it, and he now regrets profoundly calling it that disease, because, of course, there's the implication.
To tā nosauca, jo pirmais to atklāja vīrs no Izraēlas, taču šobrīd viņš ļoti nožēlo, ka vīruss tiek tā sauks, jo tam, protams, ir sava ietekme.