Hello and welcome back to the Curious Kid podcast. Just to give you a peek behind the scenes a little bit,

Olivia and I usually record the episodes for the podcast about two months before they are released.

We had a plan for the season three finale, but as we started

preparing for this episode, something was happening on our beautiful planet that really grabbed

everyone's attention. Listeners of Curious Kid Podcast started asking if we were going to cover the

topic so we can help explain everything that's been going on.

This week, we decided to call an audible and change the plan for this episode to make sure we

cover a topic that's been on the minds of so many people worldwide.

This week, we're getting curious about the coronavirus.

Stick around for the next few minutes so we can learn a lot about the coronavirus.

We are going to learn how it got its name, where it came from, what a pandemic is, why many areas

have asked people to stay home, what happens to people who get infected, what you can do to

protect yourself?

And so much more.

Then at the end of the episode, we are going to say lots of thank yous and make some big announcements.

We have some really exciting things to share with you at the end of the episode.

So don't go anywhere.

Okay, Olivia, what's the question of the week?

The question of the week is, can animals get sick with the coronavirus the same way humans do?

That's a really interesting question, and we have two special animals in our house, a dog and a bird.

Can they also get sick with the coronavirus?

The name coronavirus comes from Latin. In Latin, corona means crown.

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