33. Health

Question 1

Explain the difference:

infectious / contagious kənˈteɪdʒəs

Answer 1

• an infectious disease is one that can spread from one person to another
• a contagious disease spreads from one person to another through touch or through the air

Question 2

starvation / malnutrition

Answer 2

• starvation: a situation in which a person or animal suffers or dies because they do not have enough to eat
• malnutrition: a medical condition in which you are weak or ill because you do not eat enough or do not eat enough of the right foods

Question 3

treatment / medicine

Answer 3

(recieve/undergo/respond to) treatment (of/for): the process of providing medical care
(take) medicine: a substance that you take to treat an illness, especially a liquid that you drink

Question 4

transmit / contract

Answer 4

transmit: to spread a disease from one person to another
contract: to become infected with a disease

Question 5

acute / preventable

Answer 5

acute: an acute illness is one that becomes very bad very quickly, also used for describing pain that is very strong and sharp
(completely / totally / entirely ) preventable

Question 6

spread (ambi trans)

Answer 6

if a disease spreads, or if something spreads it, it affects more people as it is passed from one person to another

Question 7

stroke desease

Answer 7

(accidente cerebrovascular) a medical condition in which blood is suddenly blocked and cannot reach the brain, or in which a blood vessel in the brain breaks, often causing a loss of the ability to speak or to move particular muscles

Question 8

bowel

Answer 8

(intestinos) the part of your body where faeces (=solid waste) are formed. This word is usually used in the plural, except in medical language

Question 9

a myriad os smth

Answer 9

an extremely large number of people or things, especially one that is too large to count

Question 10

NHS

Answer 10

National Health Service

Question 11

symptomatology

Answer 11

the set of symptoms that is characteristic of an illness or condition

Question 12

misdiagnose

Answer 12

to be wrong about what illness someone has

Question 13

metabolism

Answer 13

all the chemical processes by which cells produce the energy and substances necessary for life. Food is separated into the parts it is made up of to produce heat and energy, to repair tissues, and to help growth to happen

Question 14

energy intake

Answer 14

the overall amount of energy consumed

Question 15

diet

Answer 15

• the food that a person or animal usually eats
• a limited amount of food that someone eats because they are trying to become thinner
• a limited range of foods that someone eats to improve their health

Question 16

be prone to

Answer 16

be likely to have a particular problem