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becoming dehydrated, which makes you even more tired.

-f the symptoms get worse after three or four days, your illness may be more that a cold see a

doctor.

Exercise 20.!ind in the text the 2nglish equivalents for#

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Exercise 21.$peak on#

techniques used to understand disease,

factors caused balance between the body and the environment.

Exercise 22.'escribe methods the physicians use to make a correct diagnosis. Use the words

and word combination from the list below# strip to the waist, bare ones arm, feel ones pulse,

take ones blood pressure, test ones blood, be xrayed, breathe deeply.

Exercise 23. $peak on#

the causes of catching a cold,

the steps you can take to keep from getting sick,

the treatment for sooner recovery.

Exercise 24.*re you medically aware% 'escribe what you do when you catch a cold. Sow often

do you suffer from a bad cold% 'o you undertake any measures to prevent this illness%

2xercise . 4ake up a dialogue on the given situations.

"ou complain to the doctor of the illness you have.

"ou are examined by the doctor who gives you necessary recommendations.

-nfluenza

-nfluenza, also known as the flu, is a contagious disease that is caused by the influenza virus. -t

attacks the respiratory tract in humans Vnose, throat, and lungsW. The flu is different from a cold.

-nfluenza usually comes on suddenly and may include these symptoms#

!ever


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Seadache

Tiredness Vcan be extremeW

'ry cough

$ore throat

Xasal congestion

&ody aches

These symptoms are usually referred to as Yflulike symptoms.Y

4ost people who get influenza will recover in one to two weeks, but some people will develop

lifethreatening complications Vsuch as pneumoniaW as a result of the flu.

*nyone can get the flu Veven healthy peopleW, and serious problems from influenza can happen at

any age. 0eople age Z years and older, people of any age with chronic medical conditions, and

very young children are more likely to get complications from influenza. 0neumonia, bronchitis

and ear infections are three examples of complications from flu. The flu can make chronic health

problems worse. !or example, people with asthma may experience asthma attacks while they

have the flu.

The main way that influenza viruses are spread is from person to person in respiratory droplets

of coughs and sneezes. VThis is called Ydroplet spread.YW This can happen when droplets from a

cough or sneeze of an infected person are propelled Vgenerally up to [ feetW through the air anddeposited on the mouth or nose of people nearby.

* person can spread the flu starting one day before he or she feels sick. *dults can continue to

pass the flu virus to others for another three to seven days after symptoms start. $ome persons

can be infected with the flu virus but have no symptoms.

-nfluenza is caused by a virus, so antibiotics Vlike penicillinW don\t work to cure it. The best way

to prevent the flu is to get an influenza vaccine Vflu shotW each fall, before flu season. Xever give

aspirin to children or teenagers who have flulike symptoms and particularly fever without

first speaking to your doctor. )hildren or teenagers with the flu should get plenty of rest, drink

lots of liquids, and take medicines that contain no aspirin to relieve symptoms.

2xercise Z. !ind in the text the 2nglish equivalents for#

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2xercise ^. $ay# true, false, dont know.

!lu is not a contagious disease and it has a lot in common with cold.

4ost people who get flu will recover in some days.


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0eople age [ and younger are more likely to get complication from flu.

*dults can continue to pass the flu virus to others only in the first day before he or she feels sick.

The best way to prevent the flu is to get flu vaccine.

2xercise _. $peak on the following#

flu like symptoms,

the flu season,

how the influenza virus is passed around.

2xercise `. 'evelop the idea.

the flu is a dangerous disease,

what you should do if you get the flu.

2xercise [. !ill in the table below.

Xame of the disease $ymptoms 1ay of

treatment

)old

rippe

*ngina

&ronchitis

0neumonia


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