Flu vs. Common Cold

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ВВЕДЕНИЕ …………………………………………………………………….

UNIT 1. FLU AND COMMON COLD …………………………………………

TEXT: FLU vs. COMMON COLD.

UNIT 2. PNEUMOTHORAX ……………………………………………………

TEXT: LOUD MUSIC LUNG COLLAPSE WARNING.

UNIT 3. ASTHMA ………………………………………………………………..

TEXT: OVERWEIGHT ‘HIGHER ASTHMA RISK’.

UNIT 4. HYPERTENSION ………………………………………………………

TEXT: ‘BLOOD PRESSURE GENE’ AFFECTS 20%.

UNIT 5. CORONARY HEART DISEASE ……………………………………….

TEXT: CORONARY HEART DISEASE: CAUSES AND RISK FACTORS.

UNIT 6. MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION ………………………………………..

TEXT: ‘HEART ATTACK TEST’ DETECTS MORE.

UNIT 7. HAEMOPHILIA AND HEART RISK …………………………………..

TEXT: ‘HIDDEN HAEMOPHILIA’ CUTS HEART RISK.

UNIT 8. GASTROENTERITIS ……………………………………………………

TEXT: HEALTH RISK FROM BAD FOOD HYGIENE.

UNIT 9. HEARTBURN ……………………………………………………………

Text: GENETIC LINK TO HEARTBURN.

UNIT 10. HEPATITIS C ………………………………………………………….

TEXT: WHAT IS HEPATITIS C.

UNIT 11. TUBERCULOSIS. VACCINATION…………………………………..

TEXT: NEW PROTECTION AGAINST TUBERCULOSIS.

UNIT 12. DIABETES……………………………………………………………..

TEXT: TYPE 2 DIABETES IN NEWLY DIAGNOSED ‘CAN BE REVERSED’?

ГЛОССАРИЙ 1. АКТУАЛЬНЫЕ ГЛАГОЛЫ ПОДЪЯЗЫКА МЕДИЦИНЫ.

ГЛОССАРИЙ 2. СИМПТОМЫ ЗАБОЛЕВАНИЙ, ИСПОЛЬЗУЕМЫЕ В ПОСОБИИ.

UNIT 1. FLU AND COMMON COLD.

Read the text and do the tasks below.

While reading, find the words and expressions that mean the following: 1) передаваться (об инфекции); 2) заражать; 3) распространенный; 4) штамм; 5) начало (болезни); 6) быстро / постепенно; 7) расстройство ЖКТ; 8) смертельный случай; 9) боль в горле; 10) истощенный (обессиленный); 11) осложнение; 12) подверженный (заболеванию); 13) появляться (о симптомах); 14) полностью выздороветь; 15) длиться.

Flu vs. Common Cold

Flu is a viral infection. It's passed on when people breathe in liquid droplets containing the influenza virus that other people sneeze or cough into the air, or when people touch objects contaminated with the virus. The virus can cause infections all year round, but it's most common in the winter. There are many strains, some of which are worse than others, such as swine flu (H1N1 strain) which has a more rapid onset, high fevers and gastrointestinal upset and has caused many fatalities, even in adults.

Symptoms include fever, headache, cough, sore throat and muscle aches. They appear quickly, last for about seven days and generally leave you exhausted for weeks afterwards. One minute you're fine, the next you can do nothing.

It's different from the common cold, in which the symptoms come on gradually, usually affecting only the nose, throat, sinuses and upper chest. When someone has a cold, they're still able to get about and usually recover fully after about a week. Flu can cause serious complications, including pneumonia, and can even be fatal.

Certain people are more vulnerable than others to the harm the virus can cause and are advised to have a flu vaccination. They include: everyone over the age of 65; children; people of any age with lung diseases (such as asthma), heart disease, kidney disease, liver disease, diabetes or lowered immunity.

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