Covid vocabulary
Across
- 4. Fortunately, most … are dealt with by the body's immune system.
- 5. … are less effective than water and soap.
- 8. Until they gave it a name, they mostly referred to COVID-19 as … coronavirus (disease).
- 10. For centuries it's been common for ships arriving from infected areas to be kept in … at the docks, originally for 40 days which is where the term comes from.
- 13. According to professor, … immunity to Covid-19 by vaccination is not possible because it still infects vaccinated individuals.
- 15. There was another … of the disease in 1993 but the cause was uncertain.
- 16. When they know the … period they will know how long to keep people in quarantine.
- 17. People who are asymptomatic can still be ….
- 18. Plants, soil, and water in the environment are also … for some infectious agents.
Down
- 1. Pulse oximetry is a noninvasive test that measures the oxygen … level of your blood.
- 2. They now conduct … for all incoming passengers.
- 3. They will … anyone suspected of having the disease.
- 6. She had no idea her husband had coronavirus because he was ….
- 7. Antibiotics cannot be used to treat … infections because they don't kill viruses, only bacteria.
- 9. Sweden was one of the few countries that did not impose blanket ….
- 11. A … for cholera was invented in 1879.
- 12. When viruses become more infectious or better able to survive the body's immune system, they become a type of variant known as a ….
- 14. The city was devastated by a(n) … of cholera in the 19th century.