COVID-19 terminology

5 terms

1. Virus: Noun; A living thing, too small to be seen without a microscope, that causes infectious disease in animals and humans.; Example: Queensland has recorded 61 cases of the virus, including 15 announced yesterday.; zh_tw: 病毒
2. Coronavirus: Noun; A type of common virus that infects humans, typically leading to an upper respiratory infection.; Example: The Victorian government has declared a state of emergency, in response to the coronavirus pandemic.; zh_tw: 冠狀病毒
3. COVID-19: Noun; The official name for the novel coronavirus disease that emerged in China in 2019. COVID-19 is an acronym – COronaVIrus Disease-2019.; Example: The area will be closed on Tuesday after the parent of two students tested positive for COVID-19.; zh_tw: 新冠肺炎
4. Symptom: Noun; Any feeling of illness or physical or mental change that is caused by a particular disease.; Example: The most common symptoms of COVID-19 include fever, cough and sore throat.; zh_tw: 症狀
5. Infectious: Adjective; Being able to spread from one to another.; Example: People who are sick with the virus may be infectious for many days and pass the virus on to others.; zh_tw: 傳染的