H ow to stay sa fe
from the Corona Virus! By Leslie Flynn
In case you might be wondering what COVID-19 is, we are going to tell you all about it! COVID-19 is a very dangerous virus because it spreads easily and quickly. It can make you cough and sometimes have a fever. (A virus is a tiny particle that can infect animals and plants and make them sick.)
The virus got this name because if you could see it through a microscope, you would see tiny spikes piercing out from all around it like a crown. Isn’t that interesting? The third and fourth letters, "VI," stand for “Virus." The fifth letter, "D," stands for “Disease."
But what is it?
Can you guess why it has the number 19 in its name?
The first two letters, "CO," of COVID19 stand for “Corona." In Spanish, "Corona" means crown.
That's right -- it's because it was discovered in 2019 !
