*Coronavirus COVID-19 Vocabulary*
*incubation period* (noun): the time from a person’s first exposure to a disease to the time when symptoms develop - When they know the incubation period they will know how long to keep people in quarantine.
*infect* (verb): affect a human or animal with a disease-causing organism - But can it infect human beings?
*COVID-19 GLOSSARY (* cont'd)
*infect* (verb): affect a human or animal with a disease-causing organism - But can it infect human beings?
*infected* (adjective/past participle): affected with a disease-causing organism - They were able to cure the infected left lung before the infection could spead to the right lung.
*infection* (noun): process of infecting; state of being infected; infectious disease - Breast milk can help protect babies against various infections.
*infectious* (adjective): describing a disease that can be transmitted through the environment; describing a human or animal capable of spreading an infection. See contagious - Avoid the dogs as they may still be infectious.
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