Covid Flashcards
1
Q
what is an endemic?
A
constant prevelance if a disease
2
Q
what is an outbreak?
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3
Q
what is an epidemic?
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4
Q
What is a pandemic?
A
5
Q
Variant of interest?
A
changes to initial virus usually causing it to treansmit even easier
6
Q
Variant of concern
A
increased transmissability, escapes immunisation programme
7
Q
Variant of high consequence
A
no protection from vaccines
8
Q
what kind of virus and structure is coronavirus?
A
enveloped, rna based spiked virus
9
Q
What does it mean that covid is zoonotic?
A
theres a large no. of covid circulating in animals
10
Q
is covic alpha, beta, gamma or delta virus?
A
beta
11
Q
What animals are hosts for a, b, g and d?
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