COVID-19 (coronavirus disease 2019)

is a severe急性的 viral 病毒的infection感染 of the lungs 肺部characterized by fever發(fā)燒, a dry cough干咳, breathing difficulties呼吸困難 and fatigue疲勞.

A virus 病毒 is a kind of germ 細(xì)菌/病菌that can cause disease.

If a video, image, or story goes viral, it spreads quickly and widely on the internet through social media and email.

The sun's corona 日冕，日華; 冠狀物 is its outer atmosphere.

A crown 王冠;皇冠;冕;(戴在頭上的)冠狀物is a circular ornament, usually made of gold and jewels, which a king or queen wears on their head at official ceremonies.

If there is an epidemic 流行病of a particular disease somewhere, it affects a very large number of people there and spreads 傳播 quickly to other areas.

A pandemic疾病的大流行 is an occurrence of a disease that affects many people over a very wide area.

A plague瘟疫 is a very infectious 傳染性的disease that spreads quickly and kills large numbers of people.

To infect 傳染;侵染;感染 people, animals, or plants means to cause them to have a disease or illness.

Disinfectant消毒劑 is a substance that kills germs. It is used, for example, for cleaning kitchens and bathrooms.

N-UNCOUNT接觸傳染

Contagion is the spreading of a particular disease by someone touching another person who is already affected by the disease.

——any disease easily transmitted by contact

A disease that is contagious（?。┙佑|傳染的 can be caught by touching people or things that are infected with it.

A vaccine 疫苗 is a substance containing a harmless form of the germs that cause a particular disease. It is given to people, usually by injection 注射, to prevent them getting that disease.

If a person or animal is vaccinated 打疫苗, they are given a vaccine, usually by injection, to prevent them from getting a disease.

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