Our understanding of COVID-19, the disease caused by the novel coronavirus, is evolving daily—but we do know some important basics.
There’s still much to learn about the disease that has killed thousands of people and is changing life as we know it during this pandemic. But we do know some important basics about COVID-19 and the novel coronavirus—SARS-CoV-2—that causes it.
Coronaviruses are a large family, but only seven of its members infect humans. Four types cause minor illnesses like the common cold, while other coronaviruses have triggered far more devastating impacts such as SARS, MERS, and now COVID-19. Coronaviruses can be zoonotic, meaning they jump from animals to humans. Like its relatives, COVID-19 is primarily a respiratory disease that starts in the lungs, causing pneumonia-like symptoms, but can also cast a storm across the entire body.
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keep em coming!I'm cracking up!
What does "101" mean?
one hundred one
101 is synonymous with a Freshman college course.
101 English
101 Algebra
and so on...
101 comes after 100
Unless one is counting backwards
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