modification of a virus (naturally or artificially) that makes it more virulent or deadly
gain-of-function
5
an indirect protection from a disease resulting from a large percentage of the population gaining immunity
herd immunity
25
the time from a person’s first exposure to a disease to the time when symptoms develop
incubation period
20
affect a human or animal with a disease-causing organism
infect
15
affected with a disease-causing organism
infected
10
process of infecting; state of being infected; infectious disease
infection
5
describing a disease that can be transmitted through the environment; describing a human or animal capable of spreading an infection
infectious
25
keep an infected person away from healthy people
isolate
20
separation of infected people from healthy people for serious contagious diseases like COVID-19
isolation
15
official restriction of movement within or access to an area in the interests of public health
lockdown
10
a piece of fibre or cloth that fits over the nose and mouth to protect other people from the wearer's germs and/or the wearer from germs in the air
mask
5
an epidemic, or even pandemic, of madness driven by individual irrational fear. It occurs when a large portion of society loses touch with reality and descends into delusion.
mass psychosis
25
the word _____ means “new”
novel
20
a sudden occurrence of a disease (or other unpleasant thing)
outbreak
15
occurrence of a particular disease throughout a whole country or the world
pandemic
10
a micro-organism or germ such as a bacterium or virus that can cause disease
