coronaviral
Pertaining to COVID-type
Coronaviral means relating to or caused by a coronavirus—a family of viruses that includes those responsible for common colds, SARS, and COVID-19.
The term appears in medical and scientific contexts: coronaviral infection, coronaviral transmission.
It gained wider recognition during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Enforced restriction on movement
- quarantineIsolation preventing disease transmission
- isolationComplete separation from others
- social distancingDeliberate interpersonal spacing
- mask mandatePolicy requiring facial coverings
travel ban · border closure · shelter-in-place · containment · mitigation · flatten the curve · contact tracing · testing
Study of disease spread
- RNAGene expression molecule
- genomeOrganism's total hereditary material
- mutationPermanent DNA alteration
- replicationAct of duplicating precisely
pathogenesis · phylogenetics · recombination · SARS-CoV-2 · variant · Delta · Omicron · sequencing
Able to spread disease
- contagiousTransmissible between people
- spreadTo distribute widely
- outbreakSudden eruption of trouble
- dropletsMinute liquid globules
airborne · contact · carrier · host · super-spreader · community spread · incubation · asymptomatic
Indicators of disease
- feverElevated body temperature
- coughExplosive airway clearing
- fatigueWeariness from prolonged exertion
- hospitalizationFormal entry into medical care
ventilator · intensive care · treatment · recovery · diagnosis · prognosis · comorbidity · long COVID
Disease prevention injection
- antibodiesProteins targeting pathogens
- immunityProtected from harm
- boosterSomething that increases strength
- mRNAGene's working copy
Pfizer · Moderna · AstraZeneca · immunization · herd immunity · breakthrough infection · variant · spike protein
Global disease outbreak
- recessionProlonged economic decline
- unemploymentBeing without paid work
- remote workEmployment from afar
- ZoomVideo call platform
economic downturn · supply chain · panic buying · stimulus · mental health · inequality · misinformation · infodemic
lockdown
Enforced restriction on movement
- quarantineIsolation preventing disease transmission
- isolationComplete separation from others
- social distancingDeliberate interpersonal spacing
mask mandate · travel ban · border closure · shelter-in-place · containment · mitigation · flatten the curve · contact tracing · testing · state of emergency
epidemiology
Study of disease spread
- RNAGene expression molecule
- genomeOrganism's total hereditary material
- mutationPermanent DNA alteration
replication · pathogenesis · phylogenetics · recombination · SARS-CoV-2 · variant · Delta · Omicron · sequencing · PCR
infectious
Able to spread disease
- contagiousTransmissible between people
- spreadTo distribute widely
- outbreakSudden eruption of trouble
droplets · airborne · contact · carrier · host · super-spreader · community spread · incubation · asymptomatic · symptomatic
symptoms
Indicators of disease
- feverElevated body temperature
- coughExplosive airway clearing
- fatigueWeariness from prolonged exertion
hospitalization · ventilator · intensive care · treatment · recovery · diagnosis · prognosis · comorbidity · long COVID · pneumonia
vaccine
Disease prevention injection
- antibodiesProteins targeting pathogens
- immunityProtected from harm
- boosterSomething that increases strength
mRNA · Pfizer · Moderna · AstraZeneca · immunization · herd immunity · breakthrough infection · variant · spike protein · antigen
pandemic
Global disease outbreak
- recessionProlonged economic decline
- unemploymentBeing without paid work
- remote workEmployment from afar
Zoom · economic downturn · supply chain · panic buying · stimulus · mental health · inequality · misinformation · infodemic · anti-vax
- coronavirus partyIntentional viral exposure gathering
- coronavirus partiesEvents seeking deliberate infection