Short Articles for Reading 2nd-Book 2 Unit17 (E)

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communicable

able to be passed on to other people
AIDS and SARS are communicable diseases.

transmit

to send, share, or spread
At first, SARS was only transmitted from one bird to another, but then it began to infect humans.

physical

relating to the body
You should avoid physical contact with infected people.

infect

to expose and affect with disease
Person can be infected by AIDS through blood and bodily fluids.

parasite

an organism that lives on or in another organism and relies on that other organism for food
You can get a parasite from drinking contaminated water.

organism

a living thing
A bacteria is a single-celled organism that can cause disease.

epidemic

a problem caused by disease affecting a very large number of people in many places
The AIDS virus epidemic causes millions of deaths every year.

contaminated

diseased or dirty
You can get a parasite from drinking contaminated water.

contagious

easily spread from person or animal to others
SARS is very contagious, so an epidemic could start easily.

excreta

matter expelled by an animal as waste
We can catch certain diseases by handling the excreta of animals.

illness

a sickness
Some diseases cause respiratory illness.