noun
- a disease caused by infection with the SARS-CoV-2 virus, characterized by respiratory symptoms, fever, and cough; also called COVID-19
Usage: often capitalized as COVID or COVID-19; informal usage; formal medical term is coronavirus disease 2019
Examples
- Many people got covid during the pandemic.
- She tested positive for covid last week.
- The hospital treated hundreds of covid patients.
- Vaccines help prevent severe covid infection.
- He recovered from covid after two weeks at home.