Vocabulary

• such as: For example; like
• over time: Gradually; as time passes.
• around the world: In or to many countries.
• along with: In addition to; together with.
• on to: Toward something; forward
• go on: To continue doing something
• muscle aches: Pain in the muscles.
• stay away: To keep a distance from something or someone; to avoid approaching.
• stay home: To remain in one's house or residence.
• reduce the risk: To lessen the probability of something dangerous or harmful occurring.
• eventually: After a long time; after many attempts; in the end
• 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
• material: Cloth; fabric
• plenty: When there is not too little of something; a lot
• respiratory: (Medical) concerning breathing
• disease: Illness that affects a person, animal, or plant
• capable: Being able to do something very well; proficient
• spread: A big meal, often laid out as a buffet
• separate: Being different from or unrelated to another
• viral: Of or caused by a virus
• ability: The power, resources or skill to do something
• evolutionary: Concerning gradual change over time
• avoid: To prevent from happening
• affect: To cause a change in something else
• tiny: Very, very small
• genetic: Of, relating to, or controlled by genes
• emerge: To rise or appear out of some background
• cause: Belief, goal or organization that people support
• form: Sports team or person's current winning record
• release: To free someone from a responsibility or burden
• rapidly: With great speed; quickly
• rest: Time when one relaxes, sleeps, or is inactive
• risk: To do something potentially dangerous or foolish
• outbreak: Sudden occurrence of illness, discontent etc.
• inhale: To breathe in something like air or smoke
• produce: Fresh foods such as fruits and vegetables
• normal: Standard or regular way of doing something
• depend: Be controlled or determined by (someone/something)
• century: Period of 100 years
• learn: To get knowledge or skills by study or experience
• system: Set of organized, planned ideas that work together
• allow: To admit the validity or truth of something
• build: Your physical shape; physique
• catch: Amount of something that has been caught
• tract: A system of body parts or organs that has a particular function (e.g., digestive tract).
• membrane: Outside covering of a cell
• piece: A counter in a board game
• fever: A high body temperature, indicating illness
• sketch: Brief account of something without many details
• prescribe: (Of doctors) to say what medicine should be taken
• protect: To defend someone or something from harm or danger
• virus: File secretly put on computers to cause harm
• person: Man, woman or child
• sneeze: Act of air suddenly being forced out of nose/mouth
• world: All the humans, events, activities on the earth
• envelope: Paper cover you put around a letter to mail it
• circulate: To go round continuously
• vaccination: Type of injection to prevent getting a disease
• genome: Complete set of genetic material in an organism
• influenza: Full name for the 'flu'
• prevention: Act of stopping something bad from happening
• swine: A pig
• infect: To introduce a computer virus to
• headache: Pain in the head
• flu: Illness causing headache, fever etc.
• tiredness: Condition of lacking energy and wanting to rest
• hospitalization: Period of time when you are confined to a hospital
• kitty: Amount of money a group of people share