Vocabulary

• know about: To have information or understanding of a subject or situation.
• come from: To have as your native country or city
• check out
• around the world: In or to many countries.
• freak out: To react or behave in a wild or irrational way
• breaks down: To forcibly break, destroy or make collapse
• out of nowhere: Suddenly and unexpectedly; from an unknown place or source.
• pop up: To appear suddenly.
• have to: Must do
• bird flu: A highly contagious viral disease affecting birds, which can sometimes spread to humans.
• come into contact: To physically touch something.
• hide out: To conceal oneself, especially to avoid detection or capture.
• at least: As a minimum
• spill over: To flow over the edge of a container.
• over to: Used to hand over to someone else to speak
• set off: To start a journey
• walk down: To walk along or down something.
• show up: To arrive or be seen at a place, e.g. a party
• make out with: To kiss someone passionately.
• for long: For a considerable period of time.
• in the air: Present or circulating in the atmosphere.
• in the middle of: In the central part or point of something.
• people: Persons sharing culture, country, background, etc.
• treat: To pay for the food or enjoyment of someone else
• disease: Illness that affects a person, animal, or plant
• panic: Overwhelming feeling of fear and anxiety
• spread: A big meal, often laid out as a buffet
• describe: To tell the appearance, sound, smell of something
• science: Study of the physical world, based on facts
• public: Owned by the government
• infection: (Computers) Having a computer virus
• outbreak: Sudden occurrence of illness, discontent etc.
• virus: File secretly put on computers to cause harm
• damage: Physical harm that is done to something
• health: (Person, company) being in a good condition; well
• deadly: Causing or capable of causing death
• bleed: To allow a liquid or gas to escape