severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS‑CoV‑2)
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a contagious disease caused by SARS‑CoV‑2
COVID-19
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any point where animals (domestic and wild) and humans meet
animal-human interface
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showing no symptoms of a particular disease
asymptomatic
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a person or animal that transmits a disease to others
carrier
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be infected with a disease and able to transmit it to others
carry
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transmission of a disease directly within a community and not by importation from a foreign source
community spread
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identification and monitoring of people who may have had contact with an infectious person
contact tracing
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describing a disease that can pass from person to person, usually by direct contact; describing a person with such a disease
contagious
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any one of a large family of viruses that can cause disease in the breathing and eating systems of humans and animals
coronavirus
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identify an illness by examining the symptoms
diagnose
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identification of an illness by examination of the symptoms
diagnosis
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illness; sickness; a disorder of the body
disease
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the spray produced when people cough or sneeze
droplets
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occurrence of a particular disease in a large number of people in a particular area
epidemic
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change the steep upward curve on a graph of new disease cases to a flatter, shallower upward curve over a longer time period through measures such as social distancing
