COVID-19 pandemic in Argentina

From WikiMD.org
Jump to navigation Jump to search

COVID-19 pandemic in Argentina

The COVID-19 pandemic in Argentina is part of the ongoing worldwide pandemic of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). The virus was confirmed to have reached Argentina on 3 March 2020.

Pronunciation

  • COVID-19: /ˈkoʊvɪd naɪnˈtiːn/
  • Pandemic: /pænˈdɛmɪk/
  • Argentina: /ˌɑːrdʒənˈtiːnə/

Etymology

  • COVID-19: Coined by the World Health Organization (WHO), COVID-19 is an acronym that stands for "coronavirus disease 2019," referring to the year the disease was first identified.
  • Pandemic: From the Greek pan (all) and demos (people), a pandemic affects all people.
  • Argentina: The name Argentina comes from the Latin argentum (silver). Early Spanish explorers named the region after the silver they found there.

Related Terms

  • Coronavirus: A type of virus. There are many kinds, and some of them can cause disease. The novel coronavirus, also known as SARS-CoV-2, causes the disease COVID-19.
  • Pandemic: An outbreak of a disease that occurs over a wide geographic area and affects an exceptionally high proportion of the population.
  • Quarantine: A state, period, or place of isolation in which people or animals that have arrived from elsewhere or been exposed to infectious or contagious disease are placed.
  • Social distancing: The practice of maintaining a greater than usual physical distance from other people or of avoiding direct contact with people or objects in public places during the outbreak of a contagious disease in order to minimize exposure and reduce the transmission of infection.

External links

Esculaap.svg

This WikiMD article is a stub. You can help make it a full article.


Languages: - East Asian 中文, 日本, 한국어, South Asian हिन्दी, Urdu, বাংলা, తెలుగు, தமிழ், ಕನ್ನಡ,
Southeast Asian Indonesian, Vietnamese, Thai, မြန်မာဘာသာ, European español, Deutsch, français, русский, português do Brasil, Italian, polski