Somethings you need to know about Corona virus!

#coronavirus

Novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV) was first identified during an outbreak of pneumonia in Wuhan City, Hubei Province, China in December 2019.

- pneumonia (n) a serious illness in which one or both lungs become red and swollen filled with liquid.

+ lung (n)

Lung: either of the two organs in the chest with which people and some animals breathe

+ [C2] swell

swell - swollen/swelled (v) to become larger and rounder than usual; to (cause to) increase in size or amount.

- The name "coronavirus" comes from the Latin corona, which means crown or halo. It refers to the fringe around microscopic virus particles that have spiky edge resembling a royal crown. They are commonly found in animals, but there are seven coronaviruses that are zoonotic, meaning they can jump from animals to humans.

+ [C2] fringe (n) the outer or less important part of an area, group or activity.

+ spiky (a)

covered with spikes or having that appearance:

+ Zoonotic (a)

zoonotic (a) used to refer to a disease that can spread from animals to humans:

- The virus can be spread when an infected person coughs or sneezes.

+ Sneeze (v)

Sneeze

+ Infect (v) [C1+C2]

Infect (v)