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Pandemics (SARS) lecture vocabulary quizzes

These quizzes are designed to assist you with the lecture on the SARS Pandemic. It is recommended that you spend some time studying the vocabulary before you attempt to listen to the lecture.

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activate (v)Cause something to start working
allergy (n)Physical reaction to environmental elements or certain foods
carrier (n)Person / animal with the disease in their blood
chill (n)Mild illness causing fever and headache
civil (adj)Relating to citizens (who are not in the army)
compromise (v)To impair by disease or injury
deterioration (abs n)Becoming worse
diagnose [with] (v)Identify an illness or disease
dignity (abs n)Behaving with respect and courtesy
disruption (n)Stopping or interrupting something (negative)
droplet (n)Very small drop of liquid
enhance (v)To improve value, quality
exposure (abs n)Coming into contact with something
hemisphere (n)One half of a globe or the world
inhibit (v)Reduce something’s ability to work, or grow, properly
laboratory (n)A building where scientific experiments are done
moisture (n)Tiny drops of water
-mortality (adj)Referring to death
muscular (adj)Referring to muscles
oxygen (n)Gas; we need it to live, the air
patient (n)Sick or injured person.
privacy (abs n)Someone’s personal life; freedom from being watched
progressive (adj)Gradual change over time
respiratory (adj)Related to breathing
steroid (n)Medicine/drug that copies the body’s responses
subsequently (adv)What happens next
species (pl n)Referring to a class of animals
suffer [from] (v)Have something bad happen, especially a disease
temperature (abs n)How hot or cold something is
unwittingly (adv)Without realising, do something without knowing you did it
-vaccine (n)Medicine given to prevent a disease
vapour (n)Tiny drops of water in the air
visible (adj)Can be seen



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