Health issues Flashcards
une maladie = = =
a disease, an illness, a sickness
souffrir d’une maladie
to suffer from a disease
mourir d’une maladie = =
to die of, to die from a disease
une maladie grave
a serious disease
être dans un état critique
to be critically ill
un microbe, un germe
a germ
des bactéries
bacteria
attraper la grippe
to go down with the flu
un danger pour la santé
a health hazard
un fléau = = =
a curse, a plague, a scourge
What is the WHO ? = = =
Its successes ?
- The World Health Organization
- Specialized agency of the United Nations that coordinates international efforts to control outbreaks of infectious disease (SARS, malaria, Tuberculosis…)
- Carries out various health-related campaigns (ex : boost the consumption of fruits and vegetables / discourage tabacco use)
- Smallpox (variole) eradicated in 1980 = the first disease in history to be eliminated by human effort.
cancer du poumon, sein, peau
lung, breast, skin cancer
cancérigène
carcinogenic
diabète
diabetes
hépatite
hepatitis
malaria, paludisme
malaria
maladie sexuellement transmissible (MST), maladie vénérienne
a sexually transmitted disease (STD), a venereal disease (VD)
avoir une maladie cardiaque
to have a heart condition
maladie d’Alzheimer, de Parkinson
Alzeihemer’s / Parkinson’s disease
une maladie neurodégénérative
a neurodegenerative disease
Disease of poor nutrition ? = = =
- enough calories but too few micronutrients
- Over half of women in India and two-fifth of those in Indonesia ara anaemic -dificient in iron
-Lack of vitamin A causes membranes around organs to shrivel, leaving them vulnerable : like eyes = half a million children become blind each year.
un symptôme
a symptom
affecter, toucher un pays
to affect a country
toucher 20% de la population
to afflict 20% of the population
la zone la plus durement touchée
the hardest-hit area
éradiquer
to eradicate
What is “Médecin sans Frontières” ?
- Founded in 1971 by a band of young French doctors disillusioned with the neutrality of the Red Cross in Biafra.
SIDA, syndrome d’immunodéficience acquise
AIDS = acquired immune deficiency syndrome
contracter le SIDA
to develop AIDS
un malade du SIDA = =
an AIDS sufferer, an AIDS patient
séropositif
HIV-positive
un test de dépistage
a screening test
le sperme = =
sperm, semen
avoir des rapports sexuels non-protégés
to have unprotected sex
un préservatif
a condom
l’abstinence
abstinence
la fidélité
faithfulness
une aiguille
a needle
la trithérapie = =
triple therapy, combination thereapy
un traitement médical
medical treatment
secret médical
medical confidentialy
une infection nosocomiale
a hospital-acquired infection
une bactérie multi-résistante
a superbug
prescrire
to prescribe
une ordonnance
a prescription
un médecin généraliste
a general practitioner
un chirurgien
a surgeon
se faire opérer = = =
to have surgery, go through surgery, to have an operation
diagnostiquer
to diagnose
un diagnostic
a diagnosis
guérir un patient
to cure a patient
un remède = =
a remedy, a cure
un médicament = = =
a drug, a medicine, a medication
un antalgique, analgésique
a painkiller
un effet secondaire
a side effect
une piqûre = =
an injection, a shot
prendre des antibiotiques
to be on antibiotics
un laboratoire pharmaceutique
a pharmaceutical laboratory
des produits pharmaceutiques
pharmaceuticals
un vaccin
a vaccinee
se rétablir, guérir
to recover
guérison, rétablissement
recovery
rechuter
to relapse
une alerte à l’intoxication alimentaire
a food scare
un péril/une alerte sanitaire
a health scare
nocif
harmful
taudis
slums
avide
greedy
épizootie
an epizootic disease
la fièvre aphteuse
food-and-mouth disease
l’encéphalopathie bovine spongiforme
bovine spongiform encephalopathy
la maladie de la vache folle
mad-cow disease
une maladie à prions
a prion disease
la dioxine
dioxin
le scandale du poulet à la dioxine
the dioxin chicken scandal
la traçabilité
traceability
nutriments
nutrients
les soins médicaux / les services de santé
health care
la santé publique
public health
les responsables de la santé publique
public health officials
les autorités sanitaires
the health authorities
le système de santé = =
the health care system, the health system
les services de santé
health services
les dépenses de santé
health expenses
Sécurité sociale au Royaume Uni = = =
- National Health Service (NHS)
- Funded largely through taxes including a proportion from National Insurance payments (les cotisations)
- Headed by the Secretary of State for Health
Il vaut mieux prévenir que guérir
Prevention is better than cure
Se porter comme un charme
To be as fit as a fiddle
ne pas être dans son assiette = =
to be under the weather, to be off-colour
avoir un chat dans la gorge
to have a frog in your throat
être bien vivant
to be alive and kicking
être à l’article de la mort
to be at death’s door
casser sa pipe, passer l’arme à gauche = =
to kick the bucket, to pop your clogs
L’avenir appartient à ceux qui se lèvent tôt
Early to bed, early to rise make a man healthy, wealth and wise.
