How is COVID-19 spread?

COVID-19 can be passed from person to person through droplets from coughs and sneezes. COVID-19 has been detected in people all over the world, and is considered a pandemic.

The spread of this new coronavirus is being monitored by the Centers for Disease Control (CDC), the World Health Organization and health organizations.

How did this new coronavirus spread to humans?

COVID-19 appeared in Wuhan, a city in China, in December 2019. Although health officials are still tracing the exact source of this new coronavirus, early hypotheses thought it may be linked to a seafood market in Wuhan, China. Some people who visited the market developed viral pneumonia caused by the new coronavirus. A study that came out on Jan. 25, 2020, notes that the individual with the first reported case became ill on Dec. 1, 2019, and had no link to the seafood market. Investigations are ongoing as to how this virus originated and spread.

What is the incubation period for COVID-19?

It appears that symptoms are showing up in people within 14 days of exposure to the virus.

What are symptoms of COVID-19?

COVID-19 symptoms include:

• Cough
• Fever
• Shortness of breath

In rare cases, COVID-19 can lead to severe respiratory problems, kidney failure or death.

If you have a fever or any kind of respiratory difficulty such as coughing or shortness of breath, call your doctor or a health care provider and explain your symptoms over the phone before going to the doctor’s office, urgent care facility or emergency room. Here are suggestions if you feel sick and are concerned you might have COVID-19.

If you have a medical emergency such as severe shortness of breath, call 911 and let them know about your symptoms.

How is COVID-19 diagnosed?

Diagnosis may be difficult with only a physical exam because mild cases of COVID-19 may appear similar to the flu or a bad cold. A laboratory test can confirm the diagnosis.

How is COVID-19 treated?

As of now, there is not a specific treatment for the virus. People who become sick from COVID-19 should be treated with supportive measures: those that relieve symptoms. For severe cases, there may be additional options for treatment, including research drugs and therapeutics.

Does COVID-19 cause death?

As of Mar. 21, 2020, 11,906 deaths have been attributed to COVID-19. However, 89,899 people have recovered from the illness.

Is this coronavirus different from SARS?

SARS stands for severe acute respiratory syndrome. In 2003, an outbreak of SARS started in China and spread to other countries before ending in 2004. The virus that causes COVID-19 is similar to the one that caused the 2003 SARS outbreak: both are types of coronaviruses. Much is still unknown, but COVID-19 seems to spread faster than the 2003 SARS and also may cause less severe illness.

How do you protect yourself from this coronavirus?

It’s crucial to practice good hygiene, respiratory etiquette and social distancing. Read more about ways to protect yourself.

About Coronaviruses

• Coronaviruses are common in different animals. Rarely, an animal coronavirus can infect humans.
• There are many different kinds of coronaviruses. Some of them can cause colds or other mild respiratory (nose, throat, lung) illnesses.
• Other coronaviruses can cause more serious diseases, including severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) and Middle East respiratory syndrome (MERS).
• Coronaviruses are named for their appearance: Under the microscope, the viruses look like they are covered with pointed structures that surround them like a corona, or crown.

Words

Outbreak (epidemic, a sudden increase)

Respiratory  (relating to respiration; breathing)

Illness  (a bodily disorder, disease or physical sickness)

Cough  (a sudden, usually noisy expulsion of air from the lungs, often involuntary)

Sneeze  (an emission of wind audibly by the nose)

To detect  (to discover, find out, lay open, reveal)

Pneumonia (an acute or chronic inflammation of the lungs caused by viruses)

Individual (single, distinct, sole of a particular person, a member of a population)

Investigation  (a detailed examination, the process of research)

Incubation  (the development of a disease from its causes, period between infection and clinical manifestation of disease)

Exposure  (the condition of being exposed, uncovered, or unprotected)

Facility  (easiness, services and space and equipment provided for a particular purpose)

Severe  (strict, harsh, intense)

Diagnosis  (determination of the distinctive nature of a disease)

Therapeutic  (relating to the art or act of curing)

Crucial  (important)

Rarely  (not often, seldom)

To infect  (to bring into contact with a substance that can cause illness)

Serious  (critical)

Crown  (wreath)

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One, ones

FOR EXAMPLE

• “Do you need a pen ?” “No, thanks. I already have one.” 
• I prefer light colours to dark ones.
• The shopkeeper showed me two T-shirts and I bought the one with some flower patterns on.
• The students in class B have got much better scores than the ones in C. 
• The small buildings over there belong to the staff but those large ones are where the administrators stay. 

FOR EXAMPLE

• “I would like to try that shirt on.” “Which one?” “The blue one.” 
• “Those students in the back row are from the States, but the ones in the front line are from Canada.” 

FOR EXAMPLE

• Don’t make a sudden decision to work in that company; you deserve a better one with your qualifications. 
• The bowl was so small for the salad she made that she had to use two large ones to serve it. 

FOR EXAMPLE

• Don’t insist on answering all the questions in this book; those ones in the worksheet will be enough for revision. 
• The band that performed the last in the contest was also the best (one). 
• Which (one) would you like to buy out of these two dresses? I will buy the black one if you buy the other (one). 
• Please, don’t wear this pink tie; get another (one). 

FOR EXAMPLE

• The one who is standing over there is our landlady. 
• Dolores has filed the ones which belong to past year’s clients. 

That of / Those of

FOR EXAMPLE

• I can’t imagine a greater life than that of a teacher. (… than the life of a teacher) 
• We should admit that the responsibilities of mothers are far more serious than those of fathers. (the responsibilities of fathers)

One of

FOR EXAMPLE

• one of his books 
• one of the/my/those birds (NOT one of birds)
• One of the cars in the parking lot has been sold. 
• One of my classmates was awarded a scholarship in Canada. 
• İstanbul is known as one of the most beautiful places not only in Europe but also in the whole world. 

FOR EXAMPLE

• Why don’t you ask one of the crew? 

One or it

FOR EXAMPLE

• I have to get a ticket to travel on public buses but I don’t know where I can get one. .)
• Take this card and don’t lose it; or else, you won’t be allowed to enter there. 
• I haven’t got a calculator and I need one for the calculus class. 

               BUT

• “Have you seen my calculator around here?” “Yes, I’ve just seen it on your desk.” 

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To approach to approximate, to come on

To approve to sanction officially; to ratify; to confirm

To argue to have an argument, a quarrel

To arise to proceed; to issue; to spring

To arrange to put in order, to organize

To arrive to get to a certain place

To ask to make a request, petition, seek, inquire set a price on

To assess to estimate or judge the value, character, etc., of; evaluate

To associate to connect or join together; combine

To assure to guarantee, promise (to do something)

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Art  A field or category of art, such as painting, sculpture, music, ballet, or literature

Article   a term, condition, part of speech, part of a discourse, a clause or item, a distinct but undefined thing

Aspect  a look, air, appearance, position, view

Assessment  an appraisal or evaluation

Assistance  aid; help; the act or result of assisting

Association  a connection to or an affiliation with something

Assumption  the thing supposed; a postulate, or proposition assumed; a supposition

Attempt  an assault or attack, effort or initiative

Attention  the act of attending or minding, caution

Audience   hearers, auditory,hearing, interview

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