A basic literacy about a topic is knowing the basic vocabulary for meaningful listening and reading about a topic with basic understanding. It consists of basic phonics, word-identification and decoding or meaning making out of most basic terms or vocabulary related to a topic.
Here is the first part of the vocabulary about COVID-19 disease cause lockdown leading to staying at home and working or learning from home. It will be by two and three-word phrasal vocabulary.
Read the following terms to get literate about COVID-19
Asymptomatic
Infected person yet not showing symptoms of disease due to an early stage of infection and or may not develop any symptoms at all during their infection.
COVID-19
Disease caused by the novel coronavirus, SARS-CoV-2 and a short form of Coronavirus Disease-2019
Coronavirus
Family of viruses causing common cold to more severe diseases such as Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS-CoV) and Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS-CoV)
Epidemic
Sudden increase in the number of cases of a disease more than normally expected in population in an area
Fomites
Objects as vehicles for transmission of an infectious agent like shoes, shopping bags, bedding, towels, or surgical instruments
Isolation
Separating the sick with contagious disease from those who are not sick
Mask
Personal protective equipment to protect the wearer from airborne particles and from liquid contaminating the face especially, mouth, nose and eyes. Most effective is N95 respirator mask
Pandemic
Disease spread in short time in several countries/continents affecting a large number of people.
Quarantine
Separating and restricting the movement of infected by a contagious disease
Self-quarantine
Staying home and away from other people as much as possible after exposure or suspected exposure
Symptomatic
Visible symptoms of Covid-19 such as sore throat, cough, shortness of breath , fever, chills, muscle pain, sore throat, loss of taste or smell
Ventilator
A device sending air into the lungs through a tube that is placed into the mouth or nose and down into the windpipe
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