Deadliest Diseases Flashcards

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ravage
ˈrævɪʤ

Darkness unleashed, it ravaged the land, destroying everything in its path.

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cause severe and extensive damage to.

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Plague

/pleɪg/

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a contagious bacterial disease

طاعون

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rodent

/ˈrəʊdənt/

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a gnawing mammal of an order that includes rats, mice, squirrels, hamsters, porcupines, and their relatives
جونده

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flea

/fli/

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کک

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gerbil

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موش صحرایی

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squirrel

/ˈskwərəl/

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سنجاب

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susceptible
/səˈsɛptəbəl/

Less robust people and children are more susceptible to the disease.
susceptible hosts

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likely or liable to be influenced or harmed by a particular thing.
مستعد

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succumb
/səˈkʌm/

Do not succumb to the temptation of jumping into impulsive and sensational outbursts of heavy workouts.

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fail to resist

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fever

/ˈfivər/

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an abnormally high body temperature

تب

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chills

/ʧɪlz/

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an unpleasant feeling of coldness in the atmosphere, one’s surroundings, or the body.
لرز

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swell

/swɛl/

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(especially of a part of the body) become larger or rounder in size
تورم

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respiration

The effects of sleep on respiration include changes in central respiratory control,

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the action of breathing.

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prompt

The nature of media is that all of these requests require a prompt response.

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rapid, fast, immediate

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Lurk
/lɜrk/

Criminals seem to be lurking around every corner.

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ambush, stalk

کمین

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pandemic

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همه جا گیر

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war-torn

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جنگ زده

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eradicate

The minister said she also wants to offer support for a program to eradicate illiteracy.

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destroy, spoil, put down

ریشه کن کردن

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foci

/fə́wsɑj/

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center, focus, heart

کانون

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fatality rate

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نرخ مرگ و میر

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Smallpox

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ابله

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21
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prehistory

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ماقبل تاریخ

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adorn

A portrait of Eddie, complete with cigar, still adorns one of the walls in the hotel.

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make more beautiful or attractive.

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contaminate
/kənˈtæməˌneɪt/

Chemicals in everyday products such as good packaging and cosmetics contaminate our air, water and soil.

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آلوده کردن، سرایت دادن

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incubation

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دوره نهفتگی

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contagious /kənˈteɪʤəs/ Even if a person with HIV doesn't feel or look sick, he is still contagious.
infectious, transmissible, epidemic | مسری
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pustule
جوش و تاول
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opaque
مات، غیرشفاف
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scab
itch, scratch | زخم
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scar
جای زخم
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dairymaid
لبنیات
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pave | /peɪv/
صاف کردن/ سنگفرش کردن/ اسفالت کردن
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eliminate
completely remove or get rid of (something). | delete, eliminate, omit
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have been stockpiled | /ˈstɑkˌpaɪl/
accumulate a large stock of (goods or materials). | store, reserve
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diarrhea | /ˌdaɪəˈriə/
اسهال
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pneumonia | /nuˈmoʊnjə/
ذات الریه/ سینه پهلو
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droplet
a very small drop of a liquid.
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harbor | /ˈhɑrbər/
(n) : a place on the coast where vessels may find shelter | (v) : give a home or shelter to.
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mutate
change or cause to change in form or nature. | جهش
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surveillance /sərˈveɪləns/ Of course, such surveillance has been widely possible only in recent times.
close observation, especially of a suspected spy or criminal. نظارت
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outbreak
prevalence, spread, rampancy | شیوع
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Avian Influenza
Influenza of or relating to birds. Bird flu آنفولانزای مرغی
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sporadically | /spəˈrædɪkli/
occasionally
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aquatic
آبزی
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geese
غاز
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Poultry
hen
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mucous membranes
غشاهای مخاطی
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vomit | /ˈvɑmət/
throw up, evoke | استفراغ
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bruise | /bruz/
hit, beat | کوبیدن، کبودی، کبود شدن
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predominantly
غالبا
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evacuate
خالی کردن
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prevalent The racism our parent's faced in the past is far less prevalent today than it was decades ago.
widespread | رایج
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hamper
prevent, block, exclude, stop
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affinity /əˈfɪnəti/ he had a special affinity with horses
dependency, affiliation, attachment
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mild | /maɪld/
gentle, mild, soft, moderate, modest
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Curable With Prolonged Treatment
قابل درمان با معالجه بلندمدت
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irreversible it can do irreversible damage to the heart
invariable, unalterable, changeless | برگشت ناپذیر، تغییرناپذیر
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Polio: crippling infectious disease
بیماری عفونی فلج کننده
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resilient A less resilient person would have succumbed to depression and retired from music and public life.
ارتجاعی و برگشت پذیر به حالت اولیه
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nausea
حالت تهوع
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paralytic
فلج کننده