You are more likely to get COVID-19 from someone you know than a stranger.
True, due to the amount of close contact.
This can be used to treat bacterial infections, but not viral ones.
Antibiotics
What does the 19 in COVID-19 stand for?
The year the virus was discovered
What are 4 important ways to prevent the spread of COVID-19?
Get vaccinated, wear a mask, social distance, wash your hands
Masks protect others, but not yourself.
False. Wearing a mask helps you not spread the virus, even when asymptomatic, and also helps protect you from getting infected in certain scenarios.
Another common viral infection that you can get vaccinated for is what?
Influenza (the flu)
What are the two main ways to spread COVID-19?
Respiratory droplets and contaminated surfaces
What body parts should you avoid touching with your hands?
Mouth, nose, eyes
COVID-19 has spread to every continent.
True. COVID-19 arrived to Antartica Dec 21, 2020
Viruses infect healthy cells to do what?
Replicate
Name 4 common symptoms of COVID-19
Fever (temp >100.4), tiredness, chills, muscle aches, cough or chest tightness, lost of taste or small, difficulty breathing, headache, sore throat, congestion or running nose, nausea or vomiting, diarrhea
True or false: The vaccine stimulates your body to produce antibodies, just like if it were exposed to the virus.
True. Vaccines use "dead" viruses or viral RNA to produce an immune response. However, vaccines do NOT give you the infection.