COVID-19 Flashcards
a greater than expected number of new cases in a defined area
outbreak
a greater than expected number of new cases of a disease affecting a large population or region
epidemic
a greater than expected number of new cases affecting multiple countries around the world at the same time
a virus from the coronavirus and SARS family with spiky proteins on the surface
Coronavirus disease 2019
Small droplets that can linger in the air for many hours and drift far from it’s origin
aerosols
when an infected person exhales bits of respiratory fluid into the air, but will not travel more then 2 meters way
droplet transmission
when respiratory units land on a surface and is touched by a new host
fomite transmission
What method of disease tracking the City of Ottawa develop during SARS-CoV-2?
wastewater testing
An immune reaction that causes the body to release large amounts of cytokines into the bloodstream resulting in high inflammation and a common way to die from COVID-19
cytokine storm
A syndrome resulting from COVID-19 that causes a person to have symptoms 3 months after original infection that continues for another 2 months
long COVID
What are the three highest comorbidity with COVID-19 death?
- Dementia or alzheimer
- pneumonia
- hypertensive disease
What factors are more likely to determine who is more harmed by COVID-19?
having a lower socio-economic status, and being indigenous, African-American or Latino
What is the purpose of a “lockdown”
- preserve the healthcare systems ability to treat people
- keep people apart
What is the best ways to slow the transmutation of COVID-19?
staying 1 to 2 meters apart, wearing a cloth mask for droplets and a medical mast for aerosols, and improved ventilation in crowded places
why was the first effective vaccines created so fast?
Governments agreed to pay for several clinical trials at the same company at once, new technologies created for other diseases, lots of available data, assessment process began during clinical trials.
