| A | B |
| epidemic | widespread disease |
| antibiotics | drugs used to kill bacteria and cure infections |
| virus | small organism that can cause a contagious disease |
| cruel | mean; unkind |
| fire | take a job away from someone |
| services | jobs people pay others to do for them |
| plague | serious disease carried by insects |
| effort | attempt or work at something |
| tuberculosis | lung disease |
| sneeze | suddenly force air from nose or mouth in reaction to dust |
| cough | force air through the throat because your sick |
| pick up | get something |
| mosquito | an insect that needs blood to survive |
| tick | an insect that attaches to a creature |
| influenza | sickness called the flu |
| fever | body temperature above average that means an infection |
| pregnant | expecting a baby |
| vaccination | medicine to prevent illness |
| injected | given by needle |
| boiling | heating water to 100 celcius or 212 farentheit |
| miserable | very bad or sad |
| institution | an established organization |
| supervise | watch and control someone's work |
| meanwhile | at or during the same time |
| grow out of | stop doing or feeling something as one becomes older |
| get out of | avoid doing something |
| show up | arrive or appear |
| put off | delay |
| read up on | get facts and information by reading |