Deadliest Diseases Flashcards

1
Q

ravage
ˈrævɪʤ

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

A

cause severe and extensive damage to.

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2
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Plague

/pleɪg/

A

a contagious bacterial disease

طاعون

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3
Q

rodent

/ˈrəʊdənt/

A

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

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4
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flea

/fli/

A

کک

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5
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gerbil

A

موش صحرایی

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squirrel

/ˈskwərəl/

A

سنجاب

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susceptible
/səˈsɛptəbəl/

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

A

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.

A

fail to resist

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9
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fever

/ˈfivər/

A

an abnormally high body temperature

تب

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10
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chills

/ʧɪlz/

A

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

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11
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swell

/swɛl/

A

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

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12
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respiration

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

A

the action of breathing.

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13
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prompt

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

A

rapid, fast, immediate

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14
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Lurk
/lɜrk/

Criminals seem to be lurking around every corner.

A

ambush, stalk

کمین

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15
Q

pandemic

A

همه جا گیر

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16
Q

war-torn

A

جنگ زده

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17
Q

eradicate

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

A

destroy, spoil, put down

ریشه کن کردن

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18
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foci

/fə́wsɑj/

A

center, focus, heart

کانون

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19
Q

fatality rate

A

نرخ مرگ و میر

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20
Q

Smallpox

A

ابله

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21
Q

prehistory

A

ماقبل تاریخ

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22
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adorn

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

A

make more beautiful or attractive.

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23
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contaminate
/kənˈtæməˌneɪt/

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

A

آلوده کردن، سرایت دادن

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24
Q

incubation

A

دوره نهفتگی

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25
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contagious
/kənˈteɪʤəs/

Even if a person with HIV doesn’t feel or look sick, he is still contagious.

A

infectious, transmissible, epidemic

مسری

26
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pustule

A

جوش و تاول

27
Q

opaque

A

مات، غیرشفاف

28
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scab

A

itch, scratch

زخم

29
Q

scar

A

جای زخم

30
Q

dairymaid

A

لبنیات

31
Q

pave

/peɪv/

A

صاف کردن/ سنگفرش کردن/ اسفالت کردن

32
Q

eliminate

A

completely remove or get rid of (something).

delete, eliminate, omit

33
Q

have been stockpiled

/ˈstɑkˌpaɪl/

A

accumulate a large stock of (goods or materials).

store, reserve

34
Q

diarrhea

/ˌdaɪəˈriə/

A

اسهال

35
Q

pneumonia

/nuˈmoʊnjə/

A

ذات الریه/ سینه پهلو

36
Q

droplet

A

a very small drop of a liquid.

37
Q

harbor

/ˈhɑrbər/

A

(n) : a place on the coast where vessels may find shelter

(v) : give a home or shelter to.

38
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mutate

A

change or cause to change in form or nature.

جهش

39
Q

surveillance
/sərˈveɪləns/

Of course, such surveillance has been widely possible only in recent times.

A

close observation, especially of a suspected spy or criminal.
نظارت

40
Q

outbreak

A

prevalence, spread, rampancy

شیوع

41
Q

Avian Influenza

A

Influenza of or relating to birds.
Bird flu
آنفولانزای مرغی

42
Q

sporadically

/spəˈrædɪkli/

A

occasionally

43
Q

aquatic

A

آبزی

44
Q

geese

A

غاز

45
Q

Poultry

A

hen

46
Q

mucous membranes

A

غشاهای مخاطی

47
Q

vomit

/ˈvɑmət/

A

throw up, evoke

استفراغ

48
Q

bruise

/bruz/

A

hit, beat

کوبیدن، کبودی، کبود شدن

49
Q

predominantly

A

غالبا

50
Q

evacuate

A

خالی کردن

51
Q

prevalent

The racism our parent’s faced in the past is far less prevalent today than it was decades ago.

A

widespread

رایج

52
Q

hamper

A

prevent, block, exclude, stop

53
Q

affinity
/əˈfɪnəti/

he had a special affinity with horses

A

dependency, affiliation, attachment

54
Q

mild

/maɪld/

A

gentle, mild, soft, moderate, modest

55
Q

Curable With Prolonged Treatment

A

قابل درمان با معالجه بلندمدت

56
Q

irreversible

it can do irreversible damage to the heart

A

invariable, unalterable, changeless

برگشت ناپذیر، تغییرناپذیر

57
Q

Polio: crippling infectious disease

A

بیماری عفونی فلج کننده

58
Q

resilient

A less resilient person would have succumbed to depression and retired from music and public life.

A

ارتجاعی و برگشت پذیر به حالت اولیه

59
Q

nausea

A

حالت تهوع

60
Q

paralytic

A

فلج کننده