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Health Problems Caused by Mosquitoes
Words / Meanings
S.NO. | Words | Meanings |
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1. | Antibodies | Proteins normally present in the body or produced in response to an antigen which it neutralizes, thus producing an immune response. or Substances in the blood that fight against diseases. |
2. | Burst | Rupture |
3. | Cerebral | Of or relating to brain |
4. | Chills | Feeling of coldness during high fever |
5. | Circulatory | Relating to the circulation of blood |
6. | Clarification | Make something clear and easy to understand. |
7. | Clot | A thick mass of coagulated liquid, especially blood. or A lump formed in the blood, which stops or disturbs the flow of blood. |
8. | Contact | Touch in some way. |
9. | Contagious | Transmissible by contact. or A disease that can spread by touch. |
10. | Constipation | A condition in which there is difficulty in emptying the bowels, usually with hardened feces. or Not able to discharge solid waste from the body. |
11. | Curable | Remediable. or Treatable |
12. | Dawn to dusk | From early morning until early evening |
13. | Disorientation | Loss of sense of direction |
14. | Display | To present to view. To put up something in a place where people can see it easily. |
15. | Dysfunction | Abnormal function of a - body organ or system, or Problem in the working of some part of the body. |
16. | Fatal | Causing death or ending in death, |
17. | Hygienic | Healthy |
18. | Identical | Similar. or The same. |
19. | Immune | Having resistance to pathogen. Cannot be harmed by a disease because the body has developed the ability to fight it. |
20. | Infected | Affected with a disease-causing organism |
21. | Intonation | Use and fall of the voice in speaking. |
22. | Intense | Very great or severe. |
23. | Inflammation | Swelling. A condition in which a part of the body is red, swollen and sore. |
24. | Nausea | A feeling of sickness with an inclination to vomit. or A feeling of wanting to be sick. |
25. | Parasite | An organism that lives in or on an organism of another species. or An animal or plant that lives on or in another and gets its food from it. |
26. | Polluted | To make harmful to living things |
27. | Precaution | Safeguard |
28. | Predicate | A part of the statement that says something about the subject. |
29. | Preventable | Able to be prevented or avoided. |
30. | Prevention | The act of stopping or preventing something |
31. | Pronounced | Strongly marked; distinct. or Very noticeable |
32. | Recover | Return to a normal state of health, mind, or strength. |
33. | Reciprocal | Act the language according to the situation. |
34. | Relevant | Relating to or bearing upon the matter in hand. |
35. | Repellent | Able to repel |
36. | Replicate | Make an exact copy of; Reproduce |
37. | Respiratory | Relating to or affecting respiration. Breathing related. |
38. | Saliva | Watery liquid secreted into mouth by glands. Liquid produced in the mouth that helps one swallow and digest food. |
39. | Severe | Intense |
40. | Shivering | Shaking slightly |
41. | Stagnant | Not flowing. Standing in one place, not flowing or moving. |
42. | Sweating | Perspiring |
43. | Symptom | Indication of disease |
44. | Transfusion | Transfer of blood. Putting of one person's blood into another person's body. |
45. | Transmit | Pass on. To pass something from one person, place or thing to another. |
46. | Vomiting | Eject matter from the stomach through the mouth |
Summary
The lesson is about the causes and symptoms of malaria, dengue and chikungunya. ln malaria, Plasmodium attacks red blood cells. Colds are accompanied by a high fever. As malaria progresses, liver infections can occur.Dengue is also transmitted by mosquitoes and can spread from one person to another. The virus attacks white blood cells. It affects the body's immune system. High fever is accompanied by body pain. Pain behind the eyes also occurs. The patient may have headaches and breathing problems. Bleeding may occur from the nose and gums. Bleeding can kill a person.
Chikungunya mosquitoes live in stagnant and polluted water. It is not a contagious disease. Its viruses affect muscle cells, joints, skin and central nervous system. It causes fever and skin rashes. The patient suffers from headache, nausea and vomiting. It is not a fatal disease.
There is no medicine available to prevent these diseases. We can avoid these diseases by taking precautions. We should wear full clothes. We should not let water stand in our surroundings. If we have any of these diseases, we should contact our doctor immediately.
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