10 Coronavirus words

1. Virus - an infective agent that typically consists of a nucleic acid molecule in a protein coat, is too small to be seen by light microscopy, and is able to multiply only within the living cells of a host.
2. Outbreak - a sudden occurrence of something unwelcome, such as war or disease. Outbreak can carry the same meaning as epidemic, but is often used for a more limited geographic area.
3. Epidemic - a widespread occurrence of an infectious disease in a community at a particular time.
4. Pandemic - (of a disease) prevalent over a whole country or the world.
5. Social distancing - a set of infection control actions intended to stop or slow down the spread of a contagious disease.
6. Fomites - objects or materials which are likely to carry infection, such as clothes, utensils, and furniture.
7. Contact tracing - in public health, this is the process of identifying persons who may have come into contact with an infected person and subsequent collection of further information about these contacts. 
8. Self-isolation - if a person shows symptoms of illness (in this case coronavirus so a dry cough and high temperature) they are urged to self-isolate. This means staying at home and if possible, not leaving for any reason, other than to exercise (staying a safe distance from others).
9. Quarantine - a state, period or place of isolation in which people or animals that have arrived from elsewhere or been exposed to infectious or contagious disease are placed.
10. Contagious and infectious - (of a disease) spread from one person or organism to another, typically by direct contact. (of a disease or disease-causing organism) liable to be transmitted to people, organisms, etc. through the environment.