TY - BOOK AU - London,Martha AU - Lurie,Mark N. TI - FLATTENING THE CURVE T2 - CORE LIBRARY GUIDE TO COVID-19 SN - 9781532194047 U1 - 616.2414 23 PY - 2021///] CY - Minneapolis, Minnesota PB - Abdo Publishing KW - COVID-19 (Disease) KW - Juvenile literature KW - Coronavirus infections KW - Communicable diseases KW - Prevention KW - Epidemics N1 - Includes bibliographical references and index N2 - As the COVID-19 pandemic spread, the phrase "flatten the curve" became widely known. It refers to the things people can do to space the total number of infections out over a longer period of time. This helps prevent the health-care system from being overloaded. Flattening the Curve examines social distancing and the other measures that people took to slow the spread of the disease. Features include a glossary, references, websites, source notes, and an index. Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards. Core Library is an imprint of Abdo Publishing, a division of ABDO ER -