Vocabulary

• such as: For example; like
• of itself: Happening automatically without external cause or help.
• move into: To start living in a new house or building
• on the other hand : Considering a different aspect of the matter; alternatively.
• genetic information: Hereditary information encoded in the genetic material (DNA or RNA) of an organism.
• merge with: To combine or blend together into a single entity.
• look into: To investigate or try to discover the reasons for
• have to: Must do
• breathe in: To inhale; to take air into the lungs.
• lead to: To result in some action
• ramp up: To increase the level or amount of something sharply.
• in other words: Stating something in a different way, often to make it clearer or more understandable.
• against time: Working under pressure to meet a deadline; in a race to finish something quickly.
• stay home: To remain in one's house or residence.
• at least: As a minimum
• check out
• fatigue: Breaking due to being moved or bent many times
• immune: Having a special protection from, e.g. the law
• material: Cloth; fabric
• evidence: Factual proof that helps to establish the truth
• contagious: Able to be passed on by touch
• develop: To explain something in steps and in detail
• consume: To eat, drink, buy or use up something
• respiratory: (Medical) concerning breathing
• inflammation: Painful swelling in the body due to illness
• overwhelm: To defeat something or someone completely
• viral: Of or caused by a virus
• molecule: Two or more atoms chemically combined
• protein: Group of molecules made from amino acids
• assumption: Something you believe to be so, but aren't sure of
• fluid: A material that can easily flow, e.g. water
• prime: To get a person ready for; prepare someone
• contract: To become ill as a result of getting a disease
• spike: The top point in a graph
• stimulate: To arouse or excite emotionally
• occur: To come to pass or to happen
• pneumonia: Serious illness affecting the lungs and breathing
• genetic: Of, relating to, or controlled by genes
• typical: Normal; usual; expected
• vaccine: Shot using weak disease cells to stop same disease
• primarily: In the most basic or important way
• flexible: Bending easily
• lead: Wire for electricity, computer, etc.; cable
• device: Object, machine, or equipment for a specific use
• oxygen: A gas in the air that we need to breathe
• mucus: Thick liquid substance made in certain parts of the human body, such as the nose
• respond: To answer something or someone
• infection: (Computers) Having a computer virus
• project: To predict what will happen in the future
• internal: Being or happening in the body
• expose: To make visible, without covering or protection
• exhale: To breathe out the air or smoke in your lungs
• coronavirus: Any of a group of RNA viruses that cause a variety of diseases in humans and other animals.
• ramp: Path that increases in height as you walk up it
• destroy: To damage so badly that something no longer exists
• dioxide: An oxide containing two oxides per molecule
• pain: Strong feeling of hurt or discomfort
• confusion: Not knowing what to do; state of disorder
• system: Set of organized, planned ideas that work together
• gather: To bring objects together into one place
• faint: To suddenly become unconscious and fall down
• breathe: To move air into and out of your lungs
• multiply: To increase in number by reproducing/having babies
• information: Collection of facts and details about something
• catch: Amount of something that has been caught
• membrane: Outside covering of a cell
• fever: A high body temperature, indicating illness
• sack: To put something in a large bag
• receptor: A nerve ending that changes stimuli into impulses
• protect: To defend someone or something from harm or danger
• virus: File secretly put on computers to cause harm
• shell: Hard outer cover of an egg, fruit, nut, or seed
• difficult: Hard; not easy; you need to work hard to do it
• reproduce: To make a copy of something
• expel: To force a person to leave a place or organization
• nucleus: Center of an atom
• healthy: In good condition physically, or financially; well
• influenza: Full name for the 'flu'
• back: Farthest from the front e.g. in a classroom