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What is "contact tracing"?
Contact tracing is finding out all the people who have come into direct contact with a person infected with a disease.
What is COVID-19?
COVID-19 is a highly infectious respiratory disease caused by a new coronavirus. The disease was discovered in China in December 2019 and spread worldwide
What are "covid toes"?
COVID toes is an informal name for reddish sores on the toes and sometimes fingers, considered a possible symptom of COVID-19
What does it mean to "flatten the curve"?
Flatten the curve means slowing the spread of an epidemic disease so that the capacity of the healthcare system doesn’t become overwhelmed.
Who is "patient zero"?
Patient zero refers to the person who is identified as the first person infected with a communicable disease during an outbreak.
What is a "quarantine"?
a strict isolation imposed to prevent the spread of disease.
What is a "symptom"?
Symptom is a phenomenon that arises from and accompanies a particular disease or disorder and serves as an indication of it.
What does it mean for something to be "zoonotic"?
means “relating to any disease of animals communicable to humans.” The noun form is zoonosis.
What is a "ventilator"?
a machine that helps a patient breathe. It pumps oxygen into the lungs and removes carbon dioxide through a tube.
What does "shelter in place" mean?
During the coronavirus outbreak, shelter in place refers to orders for people to stay at home and not leave unless absolutely necessary.
What does "social distancing" mean?
Social distancing refers to measures that reduce contact between large groups of people such as churches, schools, concerts and sports.
What is a "quaranteam"?
The (very limited) group of people you see during self-isolation; one of the many slang terms that plays on quarantine.
What is a "covidiot"?
A blend of COVID-19 and idiot, covidiot is a slang insult for someone who disregards healthy and safety guidelines about the novel coronavirus.
What is "doom-scrolling"?
scrolling on phone and computers, constantly refreshing our feeds for the latest news about the pandemic.
What does "rona" mean?
Rona—often in the phrase the rona—is an informal shortening of coronavirus. Coronavirus is popularly shortened to corona, which was apparently further clipped.