COVID- 19 Terminology

4. the ability of an organism to resist a particular infection or toxin by the action of specific antibodies or sensitized white blood cells.
5. is a strict isolation imposed to prevent the spread of disease.
7. develop slowly without outward or perceptible signs.
8. means “showing no evidence of disease”.
11. involves keeping people with confirmed cases of a contagious disease separated from people who are not sick.
12. means “relating to any disease of animals communicable to humans.”
13. A collection of cases occurring in the same place at the same time.
14. a state of isolation or restricted access instituted as a security measure.
15. the action or process of transmitting something or the state of being transmitted.
16. a procedure for carrying out a scientific experiment or a course of medical treatment.
18. is a higher-than-normal rate of occurrence of a disease.
19. conditions or practices conducive to maintaining health and preventing disease, especially through cleanliness.
21. are measures taken to slow the spread of infection.

1. treatment with a vaccine to produce immunity against a disease
2. This is a machine to help patients breathe when their lungs are damaged, and they can’t get enough oxygen on their own.
3. is a disease prevalent throughout an entire country, continent, or the whole world.
6. It refers to a medical condition, in which a person has more than one disease at the same time.
9. means having an impaired or compromised immune response
10. means “capable of being easily communicated (spread) or transmitted.”
17. is a usually temporary layoff from work.
20. This refers to a sudden increase in the number of cases of a disease, above what is typically expected in a particular area.