A Coronavirus Crossword
Across
- 2. ___ nosis - the process by which a disease jumps from an animal to a human host
- 4. Convalescent ___ is obtained from a patient who has recovered from a corona virus infection
- 6. The type of nucleic acid found at the centre of the coronavirus particle
- 7. The unit of measurement used to describe the size of a virus particle (See Diagram)
- 9. A stomach secretion that normally destroys the coronavirus
- 12. A black and white diagnostic test for pneumonia
- 13. to a host-cell-receptor molecule
- 15. The department that hires staff
- 16. Computer smarts that can help a doctor's diagnosis
- 17. A pain in the neck leading to the lungs
- 18. The ship-like process by which the virus particle binds to a receptor on the host cell membrane
- 19. The sort-after panacea that will end the coronavirus pandemic
- 20. One of spike glycoproteins of the coronavirus (See diagram)
- 24. Getting to the point - the average normal body temperature in degrees Celsius
- 25. The sick lung's best friend
- 26. One of the first explosive symptoms of coronavirus infection
- 29. The scientific term for the complete infectious virus particle
- 30. The city that first reported cases of the coronavirus
- 32. Shelter in place during a ___
- 33. The number of RNA strands found at the centre of the coronavirus
- 34. Antibody molecules are ___
Down
- 1. One of the treatment drugs touted by President Trump
- 3. The scaly mammal that may have been the likely intermediate host in transmitting the coronavirus to humans
- 4. Disease on a global scale
- 5. A unit in the crown-like halo of the coronavirus (See diagram)
- 8. Someone that spreads a disease but is asymptomatic - shows no signs of the disease
- 10. The official hyphenated name of the coronavirus
- 11. Social ___ a healthy antisocial distance
- 14. Dr Robert Redford, a member of the White House Coronavirus Task Force, is the head of this organization
- 21. The number of hours in a full day of curfew
- 22. The likely nocturnal primary host of the coronavirus
- 23. The first stage in fighting an epidemic
- 26. The country which exported the coronavirus
- 27. The organ which is the site of pneumonia
- 28. Another disease caused by a coronavirus
- 30. One of President Trump's least favourite international organizations
- 31. Where the most serious cases of coronavirus are treated
- 34. The most senior British politician who contracted the coronavirus
- 35. The chemical symbol for a life-saving gas