English Documentary on Plague with Transcript & Flashcards to perfect your reading and listening abilities and expand your academic and scientific vocabulary Source of documentary: National Geographic YouTube Channel Source of image: https://www.express.co.uk/ Listening comprehension Watch this video on YouTube. Reading comprehension What is plague? Plague is notorious for causing mass sickness and devastation. But as much…
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…
Contagious Contagious (adj) /kənˈteɪ.dʒəs/ that can be transmitted from person to person by contact – transmittable – spreadable – transmissible – infectious: Flu is a common contagious disease, especially in the winter. Adverb: contagiously Noun: contagiousness
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…