Meet The Helpers | COVID: What is a Virus?
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A virus is type of germ that can make us sick.
A virus is a type of germ so small we can’t see it with our eyes. Viruses can live on things we touch like doorknobs or tables. Viruses can also travel through the air in tiny droplets from a sneeze or cough.
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Meet The Helpers | COVID: What is a Virus?
Special | 45sVideo has Closed Captions
A virus is a type of germ so small we can’t see it with our eyes. Viruses can live on things we touch like doorknobs or tables. Viruses can also travel through the air in tiny droplets from a sneeze or cough.
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>>MY NAME IS DR. WEAGRAFF AND I'M A HELPER.
HAVE YOU EVER HAD A COLD OR THE FLU?
CHANCES ARE IT WAS A VIRUS THAT MADE YOU SICK.
A VIRUS IS A TYPE OF GERM SO SMALL WE CAN'T SEE IT WITH OUR EYES.
VIRUSES CAN LIVE ON THINGS WE TOUCH LIKE DOORKNOBS OR TABLES.
VIRUSES CAN ALSO TRAVEL THROUGH THE AIR IN TINY DROPLETS FROM A SNEEZE OR COUGH.
YOU CAN BE A HELPER BY COVERING YOUR COUGH OR SNEEZE WITH A TISSUE AND BY WASHING YOUR HANDS OFTEN.
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