noun 1. the race of human beings; mankind.All of humanity has the same need for food, water, and clean air. 2. the condition or quality of being human.We make mistakes as part…
WOTD: camaraderie
noun friendship, good humor, and closeness among a group; comradeship.When he left the job, he missed the camaraderie he’d enjoyed among his former co-workers.We are all very different people, but working together…
WOTD: contribute
transitive verb 1. to give individually or with others to a common fund or collective effort.I’m happy to contribute my time and effort to such a good cause.They contributed considerable funds to…
WOTD: partake
intransitive verb 1. to take part; participate (usually followed by “in”).We all partook in the neighborhood block party last summer.He knew of his friends’ robbery plan, but he did not partake in…
“Patient zero” and “Contact tracing”
About this Word According to Helen Jenkens, an infectious disease epidemiologist at the Boston University School of Public Health, “The concept of ‘patient zero’ is highly stigmatizing and often wrong anyway. No…