Vocabulary

• lead to: To result in some action
• due to: Because of; owing to
• such as: For example; like
• based on: To use something as the foundation or starting point for something else.
• used to: Did regularly before, but don't do now
• critical to: Extremely important or essential.
• in areas: Located or occurring within specific regions or locations.
• at present: Currently; now
• chronic: Always or often doing something, e.g. lying
• fatigue: Breaking due to being moved or bent many times
• eliminate: To completely remove; to get rid of
• severe: Very bad; harsh
• aggressive: Using energy and determination to achieve a goal
• identify: To indicate who or what someone or something is
• climate: Typical weather conditions in a particular place
• inflammation: Painful swelling in the body due to illness
• spread: A big meal, often laid out as a buffet
• viral: Of or caused by a virus
• prevent: To stop something from happening or existing
• drain: Hole or pipe that water, waste etc. flows into
• presentation: Act of giving a formal talk about something
• exist: To be present, alive or real
• reverse: Setting that makes the vehicle go backward
• affect: To cause a change in something else
• occur: To come to pass or to happen
• mean: Average of a set of numbers
• suffer: To experience pain, illness, or injury
• distinguish: To make something clearly different from others
• refer: To talk about or write about something
• inflammatory: Making or intended to make someone angry
• vaccine: Shot using weak disease cells to stop same disease
• fatal: Causing death; having very bad consequences
• involve: To have or be included as a part of something
• primarily: In the most basic or important way
• posture: Attitude someone adopts regarding a subject
• breed: Kind of / sort of
• lead: Wire for electricity, computer, etc.; cable
• clinical: Concerning the treatment or observing patients
• rural: Concerning the country as opposed to the city
• likelihood: Chance that something might happen
• outbreak: Sudden occurrence of illness, discontent etc.
• infection: (Computers) Having a computer virus
• acute: (Of an angle in math) of less than 90 degrees
• urban: Concerning a city; located in a city
• phase: Different stages of the moon from new to full
• swell: To feel overcome due to a strong emotion
• tropical: Hot and humid; near to the equator
• pain: Strong feeling of hurt or discomfort
• control: A device designed to operate a machine
• prefer: To like something better than something else
• arthritis: Diseases of the joints often with painful swelling
• stand: To be a candidate in an election
• active: Moving around a lot or doing many things
• onset: When something, e.g. an illness, starts; beginning
• last: Final; with nothing following; after all others
• include: To make someone, something part of a group
• rash: Without much thought; done or acting too quickly
• belong: To be a welcomed as a new member of a group
• people: Persons sharing culture, country, background, etc.
• headache: Pain in the head
• incubation: Development in a particular environment
• hydration: Process of supplying or adding water to
• dengue: Infectious disease of the tropics transmitted by mosquitoes and characterized by rash and aching head and joints
• transcription: Something written from spoken material
• africa: Continent between the Atlantic and Indian oceans
• latin: Ancient Roman language affecting many languages
• water: Clear liquid that forms the seas, rivers and rain
• southeast: Location in the southeastern part of an area
• genus: Category of particular animal or plant species