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COVID-19 has been classified as a __________ (a disease that has spread all over the world).
COVID-19 has been classified as a __________ (a disease that has spread all over the world).
pandemic
It's too early to say if the ____________ has passed its peak.
It's too early to say if the ____________ has passed its peak.
epidemic
Some local parents have asked to take their children _______ _____ school.
Some local parents have asked to take their children _______ _____ school.
out of
Scientists have been _______________ over all the data that's been coming in.
Scientists have been _______________ over all the data that's been coming in.
Those who test negative for the Coronavirus can be _____________ from the hospital.
Those who test negative for the Coronavirus can be _____________ from the hospital.
The first person to get a new disease is known as patient ______________.
The first person to get a new disease is known as patient ______________.
When it passes very easily from one person to another, we say it is highly _______________.
When it passes very easily from one person to another, we say it is highly _______________.
People ______________ a virus (= get it).
People ______________ a virus (= get it).
People that have a virus and may pass it to others are known as ______________.
People that have a virus and may pass it to others are known as ______________.
___________________ are the people who are more infectious than others.
___________________ are the people who are more infectious than others.
When a patient has signs that they are ill, we say that they _________________ symptoms such as a fever and cough.
When a patient has signs that they are ill, we say that they _________________ symptoms such as a fever and cough.
The period between catching an illness and showing symptoms is called the ________________ period.
The period between catching an illness and showing symptoms is called the ________________ period.
As of April 1, there have been 890 _____________ cases of COVID-19 in Santa Clara County.
As of April 1, there have been 890 _____________ cases of COVID-19 in Santa Clara County.
If doctors find that someone has the disease, we say that they test positive _______ it.
If doctors find that someone has the disease, we say that they test positive _______ it.
The death ________ is the number of people who have died.
The death ________ is the number of people who have died.
The start of a disease spreading in an area is called an ____________.
The start of a disease spreading in an area is called an ____________.
Governments have to decide how to _____________ the spread of the virus.
Governments have to decide how to _____________ the spread of the virus.
Towns and cities may be put on ____________ so that nobody can enter or leave them.
Towns and cities may be put on ____________ so that nobody can enter or leave them.
Airlines sometimes _______________ flights to certain places.
Airlines sometimes _______________ flights to certain places.
People who may have the disease are often ________________.
People who may have the disease are often ________________.
Passengers returning from an area with Coronavirus may be asked to _______________ in their own home.
Passengers returning from an area with Coronavirus may be asked to _______________ in their own home.
Scientists are racing to develop a _____________ to protect people from getting Covid-19.
Scientists are racing to develop a _____________ to protect people from getting Covid-19.
We often talk about the __________ rate of a disease to say what proportion of people die from it.
We often talk about the __________ rate of a disease to say what proportion of people die from it.
Steve had contracted the virus in China and then unwittingly ____________ 11 others.
Steve had contracted the virus in China and then unwittingly ____________ 11 others.
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Study Notes
Coronavirus Terminology
- Pandemic: COVID-19 classified as a globally spread disease.
- Epidemic: Uncertainty regarding the peak of a local outbreak.
- Out of: Parents requesting to withdraw children from school.
- Poring: Scientists meticulously analyzing incoming data.
- Discharged: Patients testing negative can leave the hospital.
- Zero: First identified case of a new disease referred to as patient zero.
Infection Dynamics
- Contagious: A virus that easily spreads from person to person is highly contagious.
- Contract: Acquisition of a virus by individuals.
- Carriers: Individuals who harbor a virus and can transmit it to others.
- Super-spreaders: Individuals who are more infectious than the average person.
Symptoms and Illness Terms
- Display: Patients showing symptoms like fever and cough are said to display illness.
- Incubation: The time frame between infection onset and symptom appearance is the incubation period.
- Confirmed: A reported number of COVID-19 cases within a specific region on a specified date.
Testing and Responses
- For: Testing positive indicates the presence of a disease.
- Toll: The death toll represents the total fatalities from the disease.
- Outbreak: Initial phase of disease spread in a specific area is labeled as an outbreak.
- Contain: Government measures to control the spread of the virus.
Public Health Measures
- Lockdown: Restrictions preventing entry or exit from towns and cities.
- Suspend: Airlines may halt flights to particular destinations during outbreaks.
- Quarantined: Individuals suspected of having been exposed to the virus are isolated.
- Self-quarantine: Returnees from infected areas may isolate in their homes.
Research and Impact
- Vaccine: Ongoing effort to develop a vaccine against COVID-19 for public protection.
- Mortality: The mortality rate indicates the percentage of fatalities among infected individuals.
- Infected: Transmission of the virus to multiple people, as in the case of individuals unwittingly spreading the virus.
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