U4 Flashcards
Boundary (n.)
A real or imagined line that marks the edge or limits of something
Outbreak (n.)
A time when something suddenly begins, especially a disease or something else dangerous or unpleasant
Prevent (v.)
To stop something from happening or someone from doing something
Cure (v.)
To make someone with an illness healthy again
Expand (v.)
To increase in size, number or importance
Component (n.)
A part which combines with other parts to form something bigger
Infectious (adj.)
Able to pass a disease from one person, animal, or plant to another; infect (v.)
Organism (n.)
A single living plant, animal, virus,etc.
Majority (n.)
The large number or part of something
Divide (v.)
To (cause to) separate into parts or groups
Emerge (v.)
To appear by coming out of something or out from behind something
Ebola disease (n.)
An infectious and serious disease with a fever and bleeding inside the body
HIV/Aids (n.)
Acquired immune deficiency syndrome; a serious infectious disease caused by a virus which destroys the body’s protection from infection, usually causes death
Sars (n.)
Severe acute respiratory syndrome; a serious infectious illness which cause difficulty breathing and sometimes death
Pandamic (n.)
(Of a disease) existing in almost all of an area or in almost all of a group of people, animals or plants
Avian influenza (n.)
A flu infection in birds; the virus that cause the infection can change (mutate) to infect humans, this mutation can start a deadly worldwide epidemic
Blame (v.)
To say or think that someone or something did something wrong or responsible for something bad happening
Interact (v.)
To communicate with or react to
Citizen (n.)
A person who is a member in a particular country or has the right because of being born there
Poverty (n.)
The condition of being extremely poor
Tightly (adv.)
Firmly or closely
Increase (v.)
To (make something) become larger in amount, size
Wildlife (n.)
Animals and plant that grow independently of people, usually in natural conditions
Traditional (adj.)
Following or belonging to the customs or ways of behaving that is continued in a group of people or society for a long time without being changed
Pets (n.)
Animals that are kept as a companion and treated kindly
Response (n.)
An answer or reaction
Demand (v.)
To ask for something forcefully ; in a way that shows that you do not expect to be refused
Flourish (v.)
To grow or develop successfully
Domesticate (v.)
To bring animals and plants under the control of humans in order to provide food, power, and companionship
Unsanitary (adj.)
Dirty or unhealthy and therefore likely to cause disease
Zoonotic disease (n.)
Diseases transmitted from animals to people
Protect (v.)
To keep someone or something safe from injury, damage, or loss
Remote (adj.)
Far away in distance, time, or relation
Obsolete (adj.)
Not in use any more, have been replaced with something newer, better and more fashionable
Virus (n.)
An extremely small organism which causes disease in humans, animals, and plants
Bacterium (n.)
A type of very small organism that lives in air, water, earth, plants and animals, often one which causes disease
Species (n.)
A set of animals or plants in which the members have similar characteristics to each other and can breed with each other
Thrive (v.)
To grow, develop, or be successful
Predict (v.)
To say that an event or action will happen in the future especially as a result of knowledge or experience
Presence (n.)
When somone or something is in place
Disturbance (n.)
Something that interrupts someone or makes them feel worried
Consequence (n.)
A result of a particular action or situation, often one which is bad or not convenient
Ecosystem (n.)
All the living things in an area and the way they affect each other and the environment
Ultimately (adv.)
Finally, after a serious of things have happened
Proliferation (n.)
To increase a lot and suddenly in number
Threat (n.)
A suggestion that something unpleasant or violent will happen, especially if a particular action or order is not followed
Vaccine (n.)
A substance which contain a form that is not harmful of virus or bacterium (= extremely small organism) and which is given to a person or animal to prevent them from getting the disease which bacteriumor virus causes
Guarantee (n.)
A promise that something will be done or will happen
Modify (v.)
To change something such as a plan, opinion, law, or way of behaviour slightly, usually to improve it or make it more acceptable
Effective (adj.)
Successful or achieving the results that you want
Comprehensive (adj.)
Complete and including everything that is necessary
Approach (n.)
A way of considering or doing something
Origin (n.)
The beginning or cause of something
Hygienic (adj.)
Clean, especially in order to prevent disease
Survival (n.)
When a person, organisation,etc. continue to exist or live
Focus (v.)
To concentrate or restrict your interests on something in order to examine or study it in details
Collaborate (v.)
To work with someone else for a special purpose
Capacity (n.)
The total amount that can be contained, produces, or the ability to do a particular thing
Monitor (v.)
To watch or check a situation carefully for a period of time in order to discover something about it
Ominous (adj.)
Suggesting that something unpleasant is likely to happen
Task (n.)
A piece of work to be done, especially one done regularly, unwillingly, or with difficulty
Devastate (v.)
To destroy a place or thing completely or cause great damage
Impact (n.)
A powerful effect that something, especially something new, has on something else
Nascent (adj.)
Only recently formed or started, but likely to grow larger quickly
Initiate (v.)
To cause something to begin
Veterinarian (n.)
(UK formal veterinary surgeon, US formal veterinarian) a person with medical degree trained to take care of health of animals
Sample (n.)
A small amount of something that show what the rest is like or should be like
Vital (adj.)
Necessary; extremely important
Risk (n.)
The possibility of something bad happening
Minimize (v.)
To reduce something to the least possible level or amount
