Epidemiology 601 Words You Need to Know /ˈepɪˌdi:mɪˈɒlədʒɪ/ (noun) Definition a branch of medicine concerned with the origin and spread of contagious or infectious diseases caused by bacteria or viruses Example By definition, epidemiology is the study (scientific, systematic, and data-driven) of the distribution (frequency, pattern) and determinants (causes, risk factors) of health-related states and…
Vaccinate 504 Absolutely Essential Words Lesson 34 /ˈvæk.sɪ.neɪt/ (verb) to give someone a vaccine through injection to prevent a particular disease, inject, immunize, inoculate, jab, protect In our Data Explorer you can see our data on the cumulative number of COVID-19 vaccination doses administered. This is counted as a single dose, and may not equal…
Written by Artur Meyster, Founder & CTO at Career Karma The last few months have been more chaotic than the entire last decade. Many jokes have arisen on the Internet about how 2020 has felt like two decades in the span of one year with the number of global events that have occurred. While there…
Practice Reading & Listening on AIDS Practice Reading & Listening on AIDS for IELTS & TOEFL with podcast and flashcards transcribed by Mahsa Mohammadi Watch this video on YouTube About 37 million people around the world are currently living with AIDS, making the disease one of the worst pandemics in modern history. What is AIDS?…
Hoard 1100 Words You Need Hoard 1100 Words You Need /hɔːd/ (noun & verb) to collect and hide a large amount of something usually in a secret manner, store, accumulate, gather, store a supply of something, save, amass, stockpile, put aside, hide away, pile, mass, cache, supply The Psychological Reason Coronavirus Is Prompting People to…
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Protect yourself against Coronavirus Protect yourself against Coronavirus Wash your hands frequently Wash your hands frequently with soap and water or use an alcohol-based hand rub if your hands are not visibly dirty. Watch this video on YouTube Why? Washing your hands with soap and water or using alcohol-based hand rub eliminates the virus if it…
Epidemic Epidemic (adj & noun) /ˌep.ɪˈdem.ɪk/ noun: an outbreak of a disease – a fast-spreading disease, plague – a rapid growth in something – outbreak – outburst – increase – prevalent – widespread: Hundreds of people died on that island due to an epidemic of a viral disease. Antonyms: restricted, decrease Adverb: epidemically