Vocabulary

• avian flu: A type of influenza virus that primarily infects birds, but can sometimes spread to other animals and humans.
• have to: Must do
• up until now: Until the present time; so far.
• result in: To cause or produce as a consequence.
• at least: As a minimum
• in particular: Specifically; especially.
• on the other hand : Considering a different aspect of the matter; alternatively.
• of a sudden: Quickly and unexpectedly; suddenly.
• at home: In one's own residence or country.
• work in: To make an opening for something in your schedule
• think about: To consider something carefully.
• on the lookout: Vigilantly searching for someone or something.
• for some reason: For a reason that is not known or not easily explained.
• as for: Concerning; regarding.
• in public: In a place where anyone can see or hear you.
• as it stands: In the present condition or situation.
• feel like: To have a desire or inclination for something.
• sort: To organize things by putting them into groups
• susceptible: Likely to fall prey to, be drawn to or influenced
• pandemic: (of a disease) existing in almost all of an area or in almost all of a group of people, animals, or plants
• material: Cloth; fabric
• demonstrate: To display a feeling or ability openly
• panic: Overwhelming feeling of fear and anxiety
• devastating: To cause extensive destruction or ruin utterly
• grocery: Daily foods such as flour, sugar, and tinned foods
• typically: In a normal or usual way
• aware: Knowing or feeling that something exists
• strain: To remove the water from (food) using a colander
• disease: Illness that affects a person, animal, or plant
• version: Different way that someone interprets something
• spread: A big meal, often laid out as a buffet
• mutation: Change that changes genetic structure
• ability: The power, resources or skill to do something
• prevent: To stop something from happening or existing
• continent: Very large piece of land, e.g. Africa or Asia
• concern: To be about a particular topic
• comfort: To try to make distressed person feel better
• diversity: Having a range of different races, ideas etc.
• edge: An advantage you have over others
• cause: Belief, goal or organization that people support
• saliva: Liquid produced by glands in the mouth
• population: Number of people who live in a country, area etc.
• contact: Touching or feeling something
• curiosity: Something unusual and perhaps worthy of collecting
• dairy: Concerning or made from milk
• result: Something produced through tests or experiments
• swap: To exchange goods without spending money; trade
• proactive: Acting to head off anticipated future problems
• reason: To think and make conclusions in a logical manner
• mucus: Thick liquid substance made in certain parts of the human body, such as the nose
• pathogen: Any disease-producing agent
• slight: Small (amount, quality)
• spill: Accident when someone falls
• sign: Indication that something exists or will happen
• public: Owned by the government
• worldwide: Spanning or extending throughout the entire world
• bring: To take or go with someone to a place
• point: An item to be discussed
• worse: Comparative of 'bad'; more bad
• drive: A person's ambition and motivation to do something
• virus: File secretly put on computers to cause harm
• change: To exchange one set of clothes for another
• person: Man, woman or child
• immunity: State of not being able to catch a disease
• poultry: Birds such as chickens, ducks, geese etc.
• categorize: To distribute into classes or the same type
• transmission: Part of car including gears affecting speed of car
• season: One of Spring, Summer, Autumn (Fall) and Winter
• problem: Something difficult to deal with or causes trouble
• human: A person; a man, woman or child
• circulate: To go round continuously
• want: To desire or wish for something; hope for a thing
• influenza: Full name for the 'flu'
• swine: A pig
• infect: To introduce a computer virus to
• flu: Illness causing headache, fever etc.
• goose: Large water bird related to a duck
• genie: Magic spirit that can make wishes come true
• avian: Of or typical of birds