home study 2

Question 1

A disease of the liver which causes fever, weakness and jaundice

Answer 1

hepatitis

Question 2

2) A disease in which the body cannot control the level of sugar in the blood

Answer 2

diabetes

Question 3

small organ connected to the liver which stores bile, a bitter liquid that helps digest food)

Answer 3

gall bladder

Question 4

(condition in which a person’s joints become painful, swollen and stiff

Answer 4

arthritis

Question 5

5) An infectious disease especially of children, which produces small red spots all over the body

Answer 5

measles

Question 6

6) A pain in the muscles of the lower back, caused by rheumatism

Answer 6

lumbago

Question 7

Children can suffer from …………….. if they don’t eat a balanced diet

Answer 7

malnutrition

Question 8

8) She …………… a muscle early in the game and had to stop playing.

Answer 8

pulled

Question 9

9) I ……………. my ankle when I jumped down the tree. Luckily it wasn’t broken.

Answer 9

sprained

Question 10

lung disease which makes breathing difficult

Answer 10

asthma

Question 11

open sore containing poisonous matter

Answer 11

ulcer

Question 12

12) A skin condition in which areas of the skin become red, rough and sore causing an itch

Answer 12

eczema

Question 13

13) She has to be operated immediately because she has …………… of the stomach (malign swelling)

Answer 13

cancer

Question 14

14) A disease in which the body produces too many white blood cells

Answer 14

leukemia

Question 15

15) An inflammation of the hollow spaces in the bones of the face that open into the nose

Answer 15

sinusitis

Question 16

painful swelling that has an effect on the vocal cords

Answer 16

laryngitis

Question 17

17) I have a very sore throat. I often suffer from …………….. (inflammation)

Answer 17

pharyngitis

Question 18

after being drunk you get a

Answer 18

hangover

Question 19

19) If children suffer from …………………….. they have to be put in a warm room where water is brought to boiling-point.

Answer 19

whooping cough

Question 20

malign swelling

Answer 20

tumour

Question 21

21) Condition of the brain which causes a person to lose consciousness for a short period of time to move in a violent or uncontrolled way

Answer 21

epilepsy

Question 22

serious illness in which one or both lungs become red, swollen and filled with liquid)

Answer 22

pneumonia

Question 23

sudden change in the blood supply to part of the brain)

Answer 23

stroke

Question 24

condition in which a person’s skin develops sore, usually red areas, because he/she has eaten a type of food that harms them slightly)

Answer 24

hives

Question 25

(fear of heights)

Answer 25

vertigo

Question 26

………… is a common disease in the hotter countries. It causes a strong fever and can be causes by the bite of an insect.

Answer 26

malaria