Vocabulary

• bird flu: A highly contagious viral disease affecting birds, which can sometimes spread to humans.
• such as: For example; like
• happen by: To visit a place casually or unexpectedly.
• for instance: As an example.
• at risk: In danger; likely to be harmed
• consist of
• muscle aches: Pain in the muscles.
• for the rest: Concerning the remaining people or things.
• as long as: For the period that; provided that.
• as for: Concerning; regarding.
• at least: As a minimum
• for now: Temporarily; for the present time.
• go around: (Of news, gossip) to be known; circulate
• fatigue: Breaking due to being moved or bent many times
• phrase: Common expression or saying
• contagious: Able to be passed on by touch
• typically: In a normal or usual way
• instance: An example of something; case
• severe: Very bad; harsh
• respiratory: (Medical) concerning breathing
• disease: Illness that affects a person, animal, or plant
• inflammation: Painful swelling in the body due to illness
• failure: When things go wrong; lack of function
• commercial: Radio or television advertisement
• distress: State of great sadness, anxiety or pain
• contract: To become ill as a result of getting a disease
• affect: To cause a change in something else
• avoid: To prevent from happening
• brain: To strike someone forcefully on the head
• issue: To make something available to be used or sold
• rare: (Of meat) cooked, but still red and juicy
• pneumonia: Serious illness affecting the lungs and breathing
• moderate: To host a meeting or panel discussion
• remain: To be left behind; to continue to exist
• direct: To tell someone in a very clear way to do something
• typical: Normal; usual; expected
• contact: Touching or feeling something
• indicate: To show something; direct attention to; point out
• havoc: Situation with destruction, damage and confusion
• dairy: Concerning or made from milk
• organ: Part of a person's body with a particular function
• risk: To do something potentially dangerous or foolish
• mild: Gentle in nature or behavior
• raw: Being uncontrolled or strong, as your emotions
• detect: To discover or identify the presence of something
• noggin: A human head
• normal: Standard or regular way of doing something
• livestock: Any animals kept for use or profit
• irritation: Feeling or state of being annoyed or upset
• virus: File secretly put on computers to cause harm
• question: To ask for or try to get information
• cattle: Cows or bulls on a farm
• wear: To have clothes, glasses, shoes etc. on your body
• poultry: Birds such as chickens, ducks, geese etc.
• hold: To agree to keep something for someone
• life: All the living things e.g. animals, plants, humans
• work: The product of some artistic or literary endeavor
• human: A person; a man, woman or child
• influenza: Full name for the 'flu'
• touch: To affect feelings, especially by causing sympathy
• keep: Large, strong tower in the middle of a castle
• main: Most important; most often used
• infect: To introduce a computer virus to
• flu: Illness causing headache, fever etc.
• stuffy: (Nose) blocked
• runny: Being able to flow as a liquid
• avian: Of or typical of birds
• goggle: Protective covering for the eyes