Lesson 13

Infectious Diseases

1. Pre-reading activities

1.1 Read and memorize the words:

cold - застуда;

quinsy - ангіна;

flu (influenza) - грип;

measles - кір;

scarlet fever - скарлатина;

tuberculosis (TB) - туберкульоз

ulcer - виразка;

typhoid - черевний тиф;

1.2 Match the words-combinations:

in most cases висип з’являється

stay in bed вдягати рукавички

feel weak поширення інфекції

sneezing and coughing у більшості випадків

rash appears відчувати слабкість

the spread of infection залишатися в ліжку

wear gloves чхання та кашель

2. Reading activities

2.1 Read the texts carefully and learn about diseases such as measles and influenza.

Influenza

Influenza is an acute infectious epidemic disease caused by a virus. All ages are liable to the disease. The onset is sudden. The symptoms of influenza are: high temperature, headache and neuralgic and muscular pain. After being infected with influenza patients feel weak and often depressed. There are mild and severe cases of the disease. In most cases, the patient must stay in bed, be warm and drink a lot of liquid. The patient must stay in bed until the temperature is normal. The next two or three days he may be up for only short periods of time. Sometimes pneumonia develops as a complication after grippe.

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