COVID-19

Also Co·vid-19;

[koh-vid-nahyn-teen]

noun

Pathology.

1. coronavirus disease 2019: a potentially severe, primarily respiratory illness caused by a coronavirus and characterized by fever, coughing, and shortness of breath. In some people, the disease also damages major organs, as the heart or kidneys.

Spelling Note

COVID-19 (all capital letters) is the spelling used internationally by scientific and medical professionals and their related organizations, which corresponds with the American convention of capitalizing an acronym such as AIDS or SARS. However, Covid-19 (spelled like a proper noun with an initial capital letter followed by lowercase letters) is the less obtrusive form used by several prominent media, such as The New York Times and The Times of London. And it is not uncommon to see both forms shortened to just COVID or Covid, respectively. The lowercase form covid is considerably less common in edited text.

Word History and Origins

Origin of COVID-19¹

Short for co(rona)vi(rus) d(isease) (20)19, the year in which the outbreak of the disease was first identified; so named by the World Health Organization in 2020

Example Sentences

The U.K. has long been a powerhouse in drug discovery, from the 1928 penicillin breakthrough to the landmark Oxford-AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine in 2020.

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Research published in medical journals indicates that myocarditis after a COVID-19 mRNA vaccine is rare, although it is more likely to occur in boys within the first week of receiving the second dose.

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Pfizer and BioNTech developed the COVID-19 vaccine Comirnaty.

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Wall Street is now considering how Prasad’s memo, which also reportedly mentions vaccines for flu and pneumonia, may affect drugmakers that aren’t just working on mRNA technology and COVID-19 vaccines.

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As of Nov. 21, 5.8% of children and 13.8% of adults in the U.S. have received a COVID-19 vaccine during this respiratory-disease season, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

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When To Use

What is COVID-19? 

COVID-19 is a highly infectious respiratory disease caused by a new coronavirus. The disease was discovered in China in December 2019 and then spread around the world, causing an unprecedented public health crisis.For health, safety, and medical emergencies or updates on the novel coronavirus pandemic, please visit the CDC (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention) and WHO (World Health Organization).What are some variants of COVID-19?

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