Vocabulary

• bird flu: A highly contagious viral disease affecting birds, which can sometimes spread to humans.
• in fact: Used to emphasize the truth of a statement, especially one that contrasts with or contradicts something else.
• at the same time: Simultaneously; at the identical moment.
• same time: Occurring simultaneously or at the same point in time.
• on record: Formally and publicly stated
• for example: As an illustration or instance.
• over time: Gradually; as time passes.
• due to: Because of; owing to
• used to: Did regularly before, but don't do now
• in the past: During a former period of time; previously.
• despite the fact: In spite of; notwithstanding.
• around the clock: All day and all night; continuously.
• feel like: To have a desire or inclination for something.
• vulnerable: Being open to attack or damage
• constantly: Frequently, or without pause
• potential: Capable of happening or becoming reality
• process: To organize and use data in a computer
• immune: Having a special protection from, e.g. the law
• recognize: To accept the truth or reality of something
• pandemic: (of a disease) existing in almost all of an area or in almost all of a group of people, animals, or plants
• panic: Overwhelming feeling of fear and anxiety
• potentially: That could happen or become reality
• negative: The opposite to a positive electrical charge
• common: Area in a city or town that is open to everyone
• appetite: Feeling of hunger or desire for something
• strain: To remove the water from (food) using a colander
• random: Chosen, done without a particular plan or pattern
• curious: Wanting to know more about something
• disease: Illness that affects a person, animal, or plant
• spread: A big meal, often laid out as a buffet
• ubiquitous: Found everywhere; found in many places
• viral: Of or caused by a virus
• shift: To change in position or direction
• odd: Being unmatched with someone or something
• efficient: Able to produce results without waste
• rare: (Of meat) cooked, but still red and juicy
• generally: Usually; as a rule; by, to or for most people
• adapt: To change something for a different function
• define: To explain the meaning of words
• challenge: An activity you wish to try that may be hard to do
• dairy: Concerning or made from milk
• evolution: Theory that living things change over time
• swap: To exchange goods without spending money; trade
• create: To make, cause, or bring into existence
• due: When something is required or expected
• neurological: Concerning, used in or practicing neurology
• record: Highest or most extreme level achieved
• drift: (Of sand, etc.) to be blown into heaps by the wind
• outbreak: Sudden occurrence of illness, discontent etc.
• infection: (Computers) Having a computer virus
• produce: Fresh foods such as fruits and vegetables
• fall: Season after summer and before winter; Autumn
• mammal: Animal which drinks milk from its mother
• spill: Accident when someone falls
• diagnose: To determine the cause of an illness or problem
• single: One run in cricket or a hit baseball
• manage: To survive hardships and difficulties; to cope
• learn: To get knowledge or skills by study or experience
• ongoing: Continuing to exist or be in progress
• fact: Something that is known or proved to be true
• allow: To admit the validity or truth of something
• act: To behave in a certain way
• natural: Being as one would expect; being usual or normal
• sudden: Happening or done quickly or unexpectedly
• worse: Comparative of 'bad'; more bad
• change: To exchange one set of clothes for another
• aquatic: Living or growing near or in water
• influenza: Full name for the 'flu'
• flu: Illness causing headache, fever etc.
• flap: Motion or sound of something waving back and forth
• avian: Of or typical of birds