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[E] Global Problems II

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Diseases / Epidemics


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A. rabies

  • (noun) a viral disease that causes inflammation of the brain in humans and other mammals

    Example:

  • The rabies virus is transmitted in saliva when one animal bites another.

B. malaria

  • (noun) an intermittent and remittent fever; a mosquito-borne infectious disease that affects humans and other animals

    Example:

  • The hospital treated forty cases of malaria last year.

C. AIDS

  • (noun) stands for "acquired immune deficiency syndrome"; a disease in which there is a severe loss of the body's cellular immunity, greatly lowering the resistance to infection and malignancy

    Example:

  • Up to this day, there is still no cure for AIDS.

D. cholera and typhoid

  • (noun) are bacterial diseases that most commonly occur in third world countries. It is caused often by infected food and water.

    Example:

  • Vomiting is one of the symptoms of cholera and typhoid.

LET'S DO THE CHALLENGE! 🧮

PART I

Direction: Which diseases are these? Try do this from your memory.

  1. One that can be caused by a mosquito bite.

  2. One that can get by drinking infected water.

  3. One you can get from an animal bite.

  4. One caused by a virus which destroys the body's immune system.

PART II

Direction: Make your own sentences using two of the words/expressions from each category.

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LET'S TALK! 📢

Direction: Answer the following questions about yourself.


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  1. What kind of disasters are common in your country?

  2. Are there ways we can prepare ourselves in advance to cope with disasters?

  3. What are some essential things you would need in your house in order to be prepared for a disaster?

  4. Do you think world governments do enough to help people after natural disasters?

  5. What do you think are the most common illnesses? How do you think we can avoid those illnesses?

LET'S RECAP! 📝

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1. Which three words/phrases were the most challenging to understand or remember?


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