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to get / catch a virus - Use a synonym! (c_ _ _ _ _ _ _ )
to contract a virus
the first person to get a new disease
patient zero
people that have a disease and may pass it to others (c _ _ _ _ _ _ )
carriers
the most typical symptoms of Covid 19
shortness of breath, loss of smell / taste, flu - like symptoms
medicine that will stop people getting the virus
vaccine
the period between catching the illness and showing symptoms
incubation period
the start of a disease
outbreak
likely to spread in a rapid manner
highly infectious / contagious
stay away from other people voluntarily
self-quarantine
a disease that has spread all over the world
pandemic
the word we use to refer to people who have a disease
case
the number of people who have died
death toll
a person who has the disease but shows no symptoms
asymptomatic
to say what proportion of people die from a disease
mortality rate / death rate
