Vocabulaty December 1st

Vocabulaty December 1st

Sixth Grade

heart disease

a medical condition affecting the heart

Multiple Choice

cancer

liver disease

Any condition that damages the liver and prevents it from functioning well.

Multiple Choice

rickets

anaemia

a medical condition in which there are not enough red blood cells in the blood

Multiple Choice

smallpox

marasmus

a form of severe malnutrition characterized by energy deficiency. It can occur in anyone with severe malnutrition but usually occurs in children.

Multiple Choice

measles

scurvy

an illness of the body tissues that is caused by not having enough vitamin C

Multiple Choice

dengue fever

malnutrition

physical weakness and bad health caused by having too little food, or too little of the types of food necessary for good health

Multiple Choice

diphtheria

bird flu

an illness that kills birds and can sometimes pass from birds to people

Multiple Choice

malaria

bubonic plague

a very infectious disease spread by rats, causing swelling, fever, and usually death. In the 14th century it killed half the people living in Europe.

Multiple Choice

obesity

chickenpox

an infectious disease that causes a slight fever and red spots on the skin

Multiple Choice

yellow fever

pneumonia

a serious illness in which one or both lungs become red and swollen and filled with liquid

Multiple Choice

rubella

tuberculosis

a serious infectious disease that can attack many parts of a person's body, especially their lungs

Multiple Choice

meningitis

cholera

a serious infection of the bowels caused by drinking infected water or eating infected food, causing diarrhoea, vomiting, and often death

Multiple Choice

mumps

dysentery

a disease of the bowels that causes the contents to be passed out of the body much more often and in a more liquid form than usual. It is caused by an infection that is spread by dirty water or food.

Multiple Choice

tetanus

rabies

a serious disease of the nervous system that can cause death. Rabies can be passed on to humans by other animals

Multiple Choice

diabetes

typhoid

an infectious disease spread by dirty water and food, causing a high body temperature, red spots on the upper body, severe pains in the bowels, and sometimes death

Multiple Choice

whooping cough