COVID-19 Medical Vocabulary

In these troubled times of Coronavirus Monica Stocker from El Blog Para Aprender Ingles and Craig from La Mansión del Inglés help you with some useful vocabulary for speaking about covid-19 and the effect it is having on all of us.

Below you will find the vocabulary that you will learn in the video and some tips to help you remember it. We hope you enjoy the video and find it useful.

Covid-19 vocabulary

to infect – infection – infectious / contagious
to pass on / transmit the virus = to infect someone with the virus
to catch/get / come down with the virus
to/a cough – e.g. a dry / wheezing / tickling / wet cough
to / a sneeze
sore throat
to have / run a temperature / fever
a runny nose
respiratory disease
Vaccine (medicine / substance) – vaccination (act of administering vaccine) – to vaccinate

Non medical vocabulary related to Covid-19

on lockdown
cabin fever
outbreak
self-isolation
social distancing
to Zoom (someone)
to flatten the curve
the peak (the apex)
containment
global recession

Tips to remember vocabulary

Repetition - Use the vocabulary in emails, text messages and when you speak English
Use a notebook to record your vocabulary
Useful apps - memrize / Busuu / Anki / Quizlet

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