瑞科翻译公司小课堂——单词辨析，今天小编给大家介绍一下 Coronavirus 和 COVID-19 的区别。

　　Coronavirus is a large family of viruses that causes illnesses ranging from mild to severe respiratory diseases.

　　冠状病毒是一个大类病毒，会引起轻度至重度呼吸道疾病。

　　The name ‘corona’ was given to this virus family since they have crown-like projections on their surface.

　　给这类病毒取名“冠状”得名自其表面的棒状突起（刺突）。

　　COVID-19 is a novel coronavirus disease first reported in December 2019 and an ongoing outbreak in the world.

　　COVID-19是一种新型冠状病毒，于 2019 年12月首次报道，并在世界范围内持续爆发。

　　Coronavirus is a disease-causing agent while COVID-19 is a respiratory illness

　　冠状病毒是一种致病因子，然而COVID-19是一种呼吸道疾病。

　　So, this is the fundamental difference between coronavirus and COVID-19. Moreover, coronavirus causes mild to severe respiratory illnesses. (轻度至重度的呼吸系统疾病）But, COVID-19 can have potentially serious complications(并发症), such as troubled breathing and pneumonia. （呼吸困难和肺炎）.

　　但是，COVID-19可能会有潜在的严重并发症，如呼吸困难和肺炎。