COVID-19 test information is swirling about us. It’s on TV, in newspapers, on social media, and in conversation. Did you have a test? Which one was it? Do I need to get one? Why? Where?
To help you sort through all the confusion and complexity of COVID-19 testing, read the blog post. Learn the types of tests, when they are used, and the medical terms that surround them.
Solve this Cartoon Word Jumble to find a public health term in common use during this current pandemic. A link is provided to learn more about this term.
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Watch one or both of these featured COVID-19 videos. One is short and covers basic information. The other is longer and is an in-depth scientific presentation. Both videos allow one to see COVID-19 medical terms in use. Cause, symptoms, spread, diagnosis, treatment, and prevention are covered.
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Check your knowledge of coronavirus medical terms one hears on the news many times each day – pandemic – contagious – COVID-19.
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Coronavirus COVID-19 SARS-CoV-2
Today, you can hardly go an hour without hearing one of these terms.
Two were added to our medical terminology vocabulary in February 2020.
What do they mean?
How they differ?
How they are connected?
What is their proper use?.
Coronavirus COVID-19 SARS-CoV-2
Today, you can hardly go an hour without hearing one of these terms.
Two were added to our medical terminology vocabulary in February 2020.
What do they mean?
How they differ?
How they are connected?
What is their proper use?.
Are phlebitis and thrombophlebitis synonymous? How does a thrombus differ from an embolus? Test your knowledge of these terms and others related to blood clots.
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