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[8:46] English Listening Practice and Basic Knowledge on Common Diseases

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This article features beginner-friendly English listening material focusing on common diseases, combined with keywords and simple explanations to help improve listening comprehension and medical vocabulary related to health.

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There are many diseases. Some diseases are very deadly and some are not so serious. Most people catch a cold sometimes. A cold makes you cough and sneeze. Things can be passed on from person to person.

Some people get the flu. With the flu, you get chills and a fever. A fever is a high temperature. If you have the flu, you will feel very bad. You have to stay home in bed.

There are diseases that children get. The mumps make you have lumps in your neck. Chicken pox and measles leave you with red itchy dots on your skin.

Older people sometimes get arthritis. Their bones get stiff and sore. There are people who get heart disease. In many cases, a healthy lifestyle can prevent heart disease.

Cancer can attack different parts of the body. Many smokers get lung cancer. Some diseases are treated with pills or medicine.

Other diseases need to be treated in the hospital. Sometimes doctors need to give you tests to find out what kind of disease you have. The doctor might have to do a blood test or an x-ray to find out what is wrong with you.

Most diseases can be cured by a doctor.

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hospital
noun
1. a health facility where patients receive treatment
Synonym: infirmary
2. a medical institution where sick or injured people are given medical or surgical care
cancer
noun
1. any malignant growth or tumor caused by abnormal and uncontrolled cell division
it may spread to other parts of the body through the lymphatic system or the blood stream
Synonym: malignant neoplastic disease
deadly
adj
1. (of a disease) having a rapid course and violent effect
2. causing or capable of causing death
e.g. a fatal accident
a deadly enemy
mortal combat
a mortal illness
Synonym: deathlymortal
3. of an instrument of certain death
e.g. deadly poisons
lethal weapon
a lethal injection
Synonym: lethal
4. exceedingly harmful
Synonym: banefulperniciouspestilent
5. involving loss of divine grace or spiritual death
e.g. the seven deadly sins
Synonym: mortal(a)
6. extremely poisonous or injurious
producing venom
e.g. venomous snakes
a virulent insect bite
Synonym: venomousvirulent
fever
noun
1. intense nervous anticipation
e.g. in a fever of resentment
2. a rise in the temperature of the body
frequently a symptom of infection
Synonym: febrilityfebricitypyrexiafeverishness
X-ray
verb
1. take an x-ray of something or somebody
e.g. The doctor x-rayed my chest
2. examine by taking x-rays
arthritis
noun
1. inflammation of a joint or joints
mumps
noun
1. an acute contagious viral disease characterized by fever and by swelling of the parotid glands
Synonym: epidemic parotitis
lifestyle
noun
1. a manner of living that reflects the person's values and attitudes
Synonym: life stylelife-stylemodus vivendi
cured