Coronavirus Puzzle

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  1. 1. ribonucleic acid, a nucleic acid present in all living cells. Its principal role is to act as a messenger carrying instructions from DNA for controlling the synthesis of proteins, although in some viruses RNA rather than DNA carries the genetic information
  2. 2. a covering made of fiber or gauze and fitting over the nose and mouth to protect against dust or air pollutants, or made of sterile gauze and worn to prevent infection of the wearer or of the patient
  3. 4. a substance used to create resistance or immunity against a disease
  4. 5. not physically existing as such but made by software to appear to do so
  5. 6. a piece of code which is capable of copying itself and typically has a detrimental effect, such as corrupting the system or destroying data
  6. 10. a large family of viruses that cause illness ranging from the common cold to more severe diseases such as Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS-CoV) and Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS-CoV)
  7. 11. a disorder of structure or function in a human, animal, or plant, especially one that produces specific signs or symptoms or that affects a specific location and is not simply a direct result of physical injury
  8. 13. an appliance for artificial respiration; a respirator
  9. 14. a blood protein produced in response to and counteracting a specific antigen. Antibodies combine chemically with substances which the body recognizes as alien, such as bacteria, viruses, and foreign substances in the blood
  10. 15. coronavirus disease 2019
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  1. 1. a minute particle consisting of RNA and associated proteins found in large numbers in the cytoplasm of living cells. They bind messenger RNA and transfer RNA to synthesize polypeptides and proteins
  2. 3. a state, period, or place of isolation in which people or animals that have arrived from elsewhere or been exposed to infectious or contagious disease are placed
  3. 7. conditions relating to public health, especially the provision of clean drinking water and adequate sewage disposal
  4. 8. a disease prevalent over a whole country or the world
  5. 9. lung inflammation caused by bacterial or viral infection, in which the air sacs fill with pus and may become solid
  6. 12. an infectious disease with symptoms including fever and cough and in some cases progressing to pneumonia and respiratory failure