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COVID-19: THE NAME OF THE DISEASE CAUSED BY THE NOVEL CORONAVIRUS, SARS-COV-2.
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N95 RESPIRATOR: PERSONAL PROTECTIV E EQUIPMENT THAT IS USED TO PROTECT THE WEARER FROM AIRBORNE PARTICLES AND FROM LIQUID CONTAMINATING THE FACE.
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R0 / REPRODUCTIVE RATE: IT IS AN ESTIMATE OF THE AVERAGE NUMBER OF NEW CASES OF A DISEASE THAT EACH CASE GENERATES.
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FLATTENING THE CURVE: SOLWING A VIRUS' SPREAD TO REDUCE THE PEAK NUMBER OF CASES AND RELATED DEMANDS ON HOSPITALS AND INFRASTRUCTURE.
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PANDEMIC: AN EPIEDMIC THAT HAS SPREAD OVER SEVERAL COUNTRIES/CONTINENTS USUALLY AFFECTING A LARGE NUMBER OF PEOPLE.
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SARS-COV-2: THE NAME OF THE NOVEL CORONAVIRUS THAT CAUSES COVID-19 DISEASE.
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FOMITE: AN INANIMATE OBJECT THAT CAN BE THE VECHICLE FOR TRANSIMISSION OF AN INFECTIOUS AGENT.
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QUARANTINE: SEPARATING AND RESTRICTING THE MOVEMENT OF PEOPLE EXPOSED TO A CONTAGIOUS DISEASE.
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VENTILATOR: A DEVICE THAT DELIVERS AIRINTO THE LUNGS THROUGH A TUBE THAT IS PLACED INTO THE MOUTH OR NOSE AND DOWN INTO THE WINDPIPE.
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FLATTENING THE CURVE: SOLWING A VIRUS' SPREAD TO REDUCE THE PEAK NUMBER OF CASES AND RELATED DEMANDS ON HOSPITALS AND INFRASTRUCTURE.
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PANDEMIC: AN EPIEDMIC THAT HAS SPREAD OVER SEVERAL COUNTRIES/CONTINENTS USUALLY AFFECTING A LARGE NUMBER OF PEOPLE.
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SARS-COV-2: THE NAME OF THE NOVEL CORONAVIRUS THAT CAUSES COVID-19 DISEASE.
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FOMITE: AN INANIMATE OBJECT THAT CAN BE THE VECHICLE FOR TRANSIMISSION OF AN INFECTIOUS AGENT.
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QUARANTINE: SEPARATING AND RESTRICTING THE MOVEMENT OF PEOPLE EXPOSED TO A CONTAGIOUS DISEASE.
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VENTILATOR: A DEVICE THAT DELIVERS AIRINTO THE LUNGS THROUGH A TUBE THAT IS PLACED INTO THE MOUTH OR NOSE AND DOWN INTO THE WINDPIPE.
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FLATTENING THE CURVE: SOLWING A VIRUS' SPREAD TO REDUCE THE PEAK NUMBER OF CASES AND RELATED DEMANDS ON HOSPITALS AND INFRASTRUCTURE.
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PANDEMIC: AN EPIEDMIC THAT HAS SPREAD OVER SEVERAL COUNTRIES/CONTINENTS USUALLY AFFECTING A LARGE NUMBER OF PEOPLE.
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SARS-COV-2: THE NAME OF THE NOVEL CORONAVIRUS THAT CAUSES COVID-19 DISEASE.
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COVID-19: THE NAME OF THE DISEASE CAUSED BY THE NOVEL CORONAVIRUS, SARS-COV-2.
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N95 RESPIRATOR: PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT THAT IS USED TO PROTECT THE WEARER FROM AIRBORNE PARTICLES AND FROM LIQUID CONTAMINATING THE FACE.
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R0 / REPRODUCTIVE RATE: IT IS AN ESTIMATE OF THE AVERAGE NUMBER OF NEW CASES OF A DISEASE THAT EACH CASE GENERATES.
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