Please study the 20 vocabulary terms below. Then press the Mark Complete button to continue.
- common cold
- a normally harmless viral infection of the nose, throat, and upper respiratory tract
- contract an illness
- formally catch or acquire a sickness
- Coronavirus
- any one of a family of viruses that cause illness ranging from the common cold to more severe pneumonia
- Covid-19
- the name given to the 2019 novel coronavirus
- cure
- relieve symptoms of a disease or illness
- first manifested
- first appeared
- flulike symptoms
- patients presenting with sneezing, fever, runny nose, etc
- ill
- suffering from sickness or feeling unwell
- immune system
- bodily resistance to infection and toxins
- incubation period
- the period from exposure to showing symptoms of an illness
- infected
- under the influence of a disease-causing entity
- MERS (Middle East Respiratory Syndrome)
- a viral respiratory illness first reported in Saudi Arabia in 2012
- mortality rate
- a measure of the number of deaths per unit of time
- need be concerned about
- worrisome, troubling
- play a role in
- have an active part in
- SARS (Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome)
- a viral respiratory disease of zoonotic origin which first occurred in 2002 in China and killed over 750 people
- sneeze
- a sudden involuntary expulsion of air from the nose and mouth
- sore throat
- pain or irritation of the pharynx which worsens when you swallow.
- subsequently
- after something else
- treatment
- medical actions and handling
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The common cold spreads through droplets in the air when someone who is sick coughs, sneezes or talks.
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It is possible, but not likely, to contract an illness while visiting a sick relative in the hospital.
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You should avoid close contact with anyone showing symptoms of Coronavirus.
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Current evidence on COVID-19 suggests that children are not especially at risk from severe illness.
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There is no cure for the common cold because there are so many types and they mutate rapidly.
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COVID-19 first manifested in Wuhan, China in December 2019.
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Flulike symptoms include fever, runny nose, sore throat, chills, and body aches.
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The woman got ill from eating sushi at a dubious restaurant in Arizona.
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Organs such as the thymus, bone marrow, and lymph nodes make up the immune system.
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In early 2020 the median incubation period of COVID-19 was thought to be 5 days.
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The man's flesh wound got infected by the time he was home from the camping trip.
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Since September 2012, there have been more than 850 MERS deaths recorded around the world.
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Given enough time, the mortality rate in humans is 100%.
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Lung cancer is definitely something tobacco smokers need be concerned about.
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Weather and social conditions can both play a role in the spreading of a virus.
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Chinese scientists traced the SARS virus to cave-dwelling horseshoe bats in Southern China.
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A sneeze is often caused by irritation of the nostrils brought about by particles of dust, pollen, or animal dander.
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The first sign of a cold is often a sore throat which can last a few days.
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Many widely-accepted medical practices have subsequently been found to be useless or even dangerous.
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If a hospital is completely full then non-essential treatment can be delayed for hours or even days.