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DEFINITIONS:

1.) SARS-CoV-2
Formerly known to be 2019-nCoV, this new strain
named Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome
Coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) causes the illness
coined as the Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)
having mild symptoms of fever, dry cough, and
tiredness to many severe symptoms of chest pain,
shortness of breath or difficulty of breathing.
2.) Respiratory
Relating to or affecting respiration or the organs of
respiration.
3.) Underlying
Significant as a cause or basis of something but not
necessarily manifest or obvious.
4.) Contagious
Transmissible by direct or indirect contact with an
infected person.
5.) COVID-19
A disease caused by a virus named SARS-CoV-2. It
can be very contagious and spreads quickly. Over
one million people have died from COVID-19 in the
United States. COVID-19 most often causes
respiratory symptoms that can feel much like a cold,
the flu, or pneumonia.

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