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2. Read the passage given below.

1. Corona viruses are a large family of viruses, including some that cause the

common cold to some that cause major diseases such as the Severe Acute

Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) and the Middle East Respiratory Syndrome

(MERS). They were discovered in the 1960s. The name "corona virus" is

derived from the Latin corona, meaning crown or wreath. The name refers to

the characteristic appearance of the infective form of the virus, which is

reminiscent of a crown or a solar corona. The corona virus outbreak came to

light when on December 31, 2019, China informed the World Health

Organization (WHO) of a cluster of cases of pneumonia of an unknown cause

in Wuhan City in Hubei province.

2. On January 9, 2020, the WHO issued a statement saying Chinese researchers

have made “preliminary determination” of the virus as a novel corona virus.

This type of corona virus is often called 2019-nCoV, novel corona virus, or

COVID-19. It is believed that the virus was transmitted from animals to

humans. Some of the first cases were diagnosed in people who had visited a

market selling live seafood and animals. Unfortunately, when viruses are

transmitted from animals to people, it can take scientists a lot of time before

they can develop a vaccine or medicines to cure it.Some of the symptoms of the corona virus are fever, cough, runny nose, sore

throat, headache, and trouble breathing.

3. The virus can be more serious in some people, especially if they are sick or have

health problems. Some early reports reveal that children seem to be getting

corona virus at much lower rates than adults. Even if they get infected, the

symptoms are milder. However, most people who get severely infected are those

with a weak immune system, like the elderly. Corona virus may be life-

threatening for these people. They may develop more serious respiratory tract

illnesses that may be fatal.

4. The virus appears to spread mainly from person to person. The transmission

occurs when someone comes into contact with an infected person. The spread

may also be caused by coming into contact with something an infected person

has touched and then touching our mouth, nose or eyes. There is no specific

vaccine or medication to cure the disease, but generally, symptoms will go away

on their own. However, experts recommend seeking medical care early if

symptoms feel worse than a standard cold.

5. Doctors can relieve symptoms by prescribing pain or fever medication. As far as

antibiotics are concerned, they are useless to treat corona virus. A set of

preventive measures are usually followed in case someone gets infected. This

includes keeping infected people in quarantine for a certain period, generally

fourteen days.

On the basis of your understanding of the passage , answer ANY EIGHT

questions from the nine given below. 1x8=8 Marks

A. The name 'corona virus' is derived from ----------

(i) Latin corona , crown or wreath

(ii) Latin corona , wreath or virus

(iii) Latin corona , crown or solar corona

(iv) Latin corona , virus or crown

B. Common cold is the cause of the following diseases --------

(i) Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome

(ii) Middle East Respiratory Syndrome

(iii) Pneumonia

(iv) Both i and ii​

Answer 1

Answer:

(iii) is answer

Explanation:

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