The Language of the Coronavirus

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Language of the Coronavirus

The government

Despite the debate on the effectivness of face masks (mouth and nose covers)

Some countries have seen large queues for them

Scientists are racing to develop a vaccine = medicine to prevent people from contracting the virus

People who may have contracted the disease are put in quarantine = staying away from other people

People that are returning from an area with the coronavirus are asked to self-quarantine

Voluntarily stay away from other people

A decision on how to control and contain the spread of the virus

Some countries have closed their borders = stopped letting people from other countries in

Some countries have also suspended flights = prevented people from flying to certain places

Towns and cities have put people on lockdown

Nobody can enter or leave

The beginning

A pandemic = a disease that's spread around the world

The Coronavirus (COVID-19) is classified as a pandemic

An epidemic = a disease that is spread throughout a region or country

An outbreak = the start of a disease

The outbreak happened in Wuhan, China

The mortality rate

Death toll = the number of people who have died

The proportion of the people who die from a disease

Cases

If numbers have reached their highest level and are falling, with no expectation of rising again

A peak of cases

A spike in cases = an unusually high number

Diagnosed or confirmed cases

If doctors find out someone has a disease, the test is positive

Tests done by doctors and are sure that people have it

A reference to people who have a disease

Contracting the virus

Patient zero

The incubation period = period between catching the illness and showing symptoms

Signs of illness = showing / displaying symptoms

Symptoms of the Coronavirus include the following

Respiratory difficulty

Cough

Fever

The first person to get a new disease

People that pass it are called carriers

People that seem to be more infectious are known as super-spreaders

Infectious and contagious

Becoming infected