English (Compulsory) For Class IX - Unit 5 - Healthy Life Style - Words / Meanings and Summary

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Health Problems Caused by Mosquitoes

Words / Meanings

S.NO.	Words	Meanings
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.