Learn English about Covid: All about vocabulary and disease prevention

In the face of the new outbreak of the Covid-19 epidemic, it is very necessary to monitor English media to update the fastest news. In addition, Covid is also a hot topic in English essays recently. So, let's learn English about this hot topic together EnglishTop Please!

1. English vocabulary about Covid 19

• Coronavirus (noun) – a type of virus that can cause respiratory (lung) infections: a type of virus that causes respiratory (lung) infections.

It is named corona because the morphology of this virus under a microscope is shaped like a "crown" - a crown or like a wreath. The word corona is the word used to refer to the shape of this virus.

• Covid-19 (noun ) – a coronavirus that can cause serious illness if it affects the lungs: a coronavirus that can cause serious illness if it affects the lungs.

• Novel (adjective) – new, not like anything known before.

For example: Covid 19 is a novel disease. We don't know much about it yet: Covid 19 is a new epidemic. We still don't know much about it.

• Infection (noun) – a disease caused by a virus or bacteria: a disease caused by a virus or bacteria.

• Respiratory illness – a disease or infection that attacks your lungs: a disease or infection that attacks your lungs.

• Symptoms (noun) – changes to bodily functions when someone is unwell: symptoms or changes to bodily functions when someone is unwell.

• Symptomtic (adjective) – showing symtoms of a disease

• Asymptomatic (adjective) – an infected person who is not showing symptoms.

• Mild(adjective) – not serious or life threatening.

• Underlying condition(noun) – a health condition that might make symptoms of coronavirus worse.

• Life threatening – a very serious illness which can kill people: Life-threatening.

• Cough – to force air out of your lungs with a loud noise: Ho.

• Contagious (adjective) – an infectious disease that can be spread from person to person.

• Transmit (verb): to pass a disease on from person to person.

• Incubation period – how long it take before infected people have symptoms.

• Diagnose – to detect and identify someone with a disease or illness

• Screening – testing a group of people to see if they are infected.

• Contact tracing – trace everyone an infected person has been in contact with recently: Contact tracing – trace everyone an infected person has been in contact with recently.

• Outbreak – when a disease suddenly appears and spreads fast: when a disease suddenly appears and spreads at a rapid pace.

• Epidemic – a large number of cases of an infectious disease within a community or country: Epidemic, when a large number of cases of infection within a community or country.

• Pandemic – when a serious disease spreads rapidly and infects people all around the world: Pandemic, when a serious disease spreads quickly and infects people all around the world

• Crisis – an emergency health situation that needs to be dealt with quickly: Crisis - a health emergency that needs to be dealt with quickly.

• Lockdown – a situation where people are told to stay at home due to an emergency: closure order, situation when people are asked to stay at home due to an emergency situation.

• Curfew – when people are only allowed to leave their home during certain hours: Curfew, when people are only allowed to go out during a specific time.

• Quarantine – when sick people are kept away from others to stop a disease from spreading: Quarantine, when sick people are kept away from others to avoid infection.

• Self – isolate: staying at home if you are unwell to prevent a disease spreading: Isolate yourself at home if someone is unwell to avoid spreading the disease.

• Shielding – protect people who may get very ill from coronavirus: Shield, protect people who may get very ill from coronavirus.

• Lung capacity – all the air your lungs can hold when you breathe in: the amount of air your lungs can hold when you breathe in.

• Ventilator – a machine to help you breathe: Ventilator, a mechanical device that helps you breathe.

• Sedated – when drugs are given to put someone to sleep: sedative, when drugs are given to someone to take to sleep.

• Unconscious – a person who is unconscious is unaware of their surroundings (not awake): the state of being unconscious, not being aware of the surroundings.

• PPE – Personal protective equipment, such as gloves, aprons, masks, and goggles: personal protective equipment such as gloves, aprons, masks and goggles.

2. How to prevent Covid 19 in English

• Wash your hands frequently with soap and water or use sanitiser gel

• Catch coughs and sneezes with disposable tissues

• Throw away used tissues and wash your hands: throw away used tissues (in the appropriate place) and wash your hands immediately

• If you don’t have a tissue, use your sleeves (instead of coughing out or into your hands).

• Avoid touching your eyes, nose and mouth with unwashed hands: Avoid touching your eyes, nose and mouth without washing your hands.

• Avoid contact with people who are unwell: Avoid meeting people who are infected or have health problems or illnesses

3. Recommendations for COVID-19 prevention in English from the Ministry of Health