Protecting Yourself & Others
Symptoms & Exposure
COVID-19 Testing
Myth Busters
Viral Vocabulary
100

Avoid touching these body parts to prevent the spread of COVID-19.

What are the eyes, nose, and mouth?

100

The main symptoms of COVID-19.

What are fever, cough, and shortness of breath?

100

These are reasons to get tested for COVID-19.

What is if you have symptoms or were exposed?

100

True or False? Components in COVID-19 vaccines are dangerous.

What is False?

  • Nearly all the components in COVID-19 vaccines are also in many foods including fats, sugars, and salts.
100

The acronym COVID-19 stands for this.

What is Corona Virus Disease 2019?

200

The CDC recommends washing your hands for this long.

What is 20 seconds?

200

The term that refers to COVID-19 symptoms that persist for weeks or months after initial recovery.

What is Long COVID?

200

These are places you can get at-home tests.

What are online, pharmacies, and retail stores?

200

True or False? Masks are effective against COVID-19.

What is True?

  • Masks are effective at reducing transmission of COVID-19 when worn consistently and correctly.
200

This term refers to isolating away from other people to reduce the risk of spreading COVID-19.

What is a quarantine?

300

Do this to prevent spreading germs when coughing and sneezing.

What is covering your mouth and nose with your elbow, tissues, or wearing a mask?

300

These are emergency warning signs for COVID-19.

What are trouble breathing, pain or pressure in the chest, new confusion, blue lips or face?

300

This term refers to a COVID-19 test that yields a negative result despite the individual being infected.

What is a false negative?

300

True or False? A negative COVID test means you are not currently infected and can not be infected with the COVID-19 virus.

What is False?

  • A negative test only means that you are not infected in that moment, but does not have any bearing on your risk for future exposure or infection.
300

The term PPE stands for this.

What is Personal Protection Equipment?

400

These demographics are at a higher risk for COVID-19.

Who are the immunocompromised and older adults aged 65+?

400

The timeframe after COVID-19 exposure that symptoms can develop.

What is 2 to 14 days?

400

This term refers to identifying and notifying individuals who have been in close contact with an infected person.

What is contact tracing?

400

True or False: COVID-19 vaccines can alter your DNA.

What is False?

  • COVID-19 vaccines do not change or interact with your DNA in any way.
400

This term refers to the global outbreak of an infectious disease.

What is a pandemic?

500

The primary mode of transmission for the COVID-19 virus.

What are airborne droplets from an infected person?

500

The timeframe you should wait to get tested after being exposed to COVID-19.

What is 5 days?

Additional Info: 

  • If you have symptoms test immediately. If you do not have symptoms but have been exposed to COVID-19, wait at least 5 full days after your exposure before taking a test.
500

These are the two types of COVID-19 tests available.

What are PCR (Polymerase Chain Reaction) Tests and Antigen tests?

500

True or False: COVID-19 vaccines cause new strains.

What is False?

  • COVID-19 vaccines do not create or cause variants. Instead, COVID-19 vaccines can help prevent new variants from emerging.
500

This term refers to a COVID-19 infection that “does not show symptoms”.

What is asymptomatic?

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