Must-Know Vocab For Wuhan Coronavirus: From Droplets To Zoonotic

(By Malaka Gharib and Natalie Jacewicz for NPR)

The world is being flooded with perhaps unfamiliar words and phrases in coverage of the newly discovered coronavirus — starting with the very word “coronavirus.” (see below for definition).

It’s useful to understand relevant medical terms during a time of health crisis, says Melissa Nolan, a medical doctor and a professor of epidemiology at Arnold School of Public Health at the University of South Carolina. “When you educate people, they’re not as afraid. And they can understand what their personal risk is.”  Continue reading article here…

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