Coronavirus Vocabulary 3A

To free from contamination especially by destroying harmful microorganisms broadly.

• prevention

• disinfection

• suppression

• lockdown

The process or result of making something less severe, dangerous, painful, harsh, or damaging.

• suppression

• face mask

• mitigation

• prevention

What's this?

• face mask

• coronavirus

• face shield

• respirator

Any of a large group of submicroscopic infectious agents that cause various important diseases in humans, animals, and plants.

• virus

• coronavirus

• pandemic

• disinfection

What's this?

• coronavirus

• face shield

• face mask

• respirator

Occurring over a wide geographic area and affecting an exceptionally high proportion of the population.

• pandemic

• population

• virus

• prevention

To inhibit the growth or development of.

• mitigation

• suppression

• disinfection

• prevention

An illness that can cause one-third of common colds and sometimes respiratory infections.

• virus

• pandemic

• coronavirus

• suppression

What's this?

• face mask

• respirator

• prevention

• face shield

To deprive of power of acting, happening or succeeding.

• prevention

• suppression

• mitigation

• disinfection