Vocabulary - An American Plague

symptoms

• Signs or indications of a condition or disease.

• A type of medication used to treat diseases.

• A method of diagnosing health conditions.

• A preventive measure against illnesses.

prestigious

• Inspiring respect and admiration; having high status.

• Lacking importance or influence.

• Commonly known and easily accessible.

• Unremarkable and ordinary.

Monday, August 19

• Catherine LeMaigre was celebrating her birthday.

• Catherine LeMaigre was dying, and dying horribly and painfully.

• Catherine LeMaigre was recovering from an illness.

• Catherine LeMaigre was moving to a new city.

viruses

• Tiny particles that can make people, animals, or plants sick.

• Large organisms that help in digestion.

• Bacteria that cause infections in humans.

• Fungi that grow in damp environments.

bacteria

• Tiny, single-celled organisms that are all around us.

• Large, multicellular organisms found in water.

• Complex organisms that require oxygen to survive.

• Organisms that can only be seen with a microscope.

microscopic organisms

• Tiny living things that can only be seen with a microscope.

• Large animals that can be seen with the naked eye.

• Plants that grow in water and can be seen without a microscope.

• Bacteria that are harmful and cannot be seen at all.