Submitted by Просто юзер on Thu, 03/04/2010 - 10:58.
typhoid (n) - an infectious disease spread by dirty water and food, causing a high body temperature, red spots on the upper body, severe pains in the bowels and sometimes death.
polio (n) - a serious infectious disease that can cause permanent paralysis (= being unable to move the body).
cholera (n) - a serious infection of the bowels caused by drinking infected water or eating infected food, causing diarrhoea, vomiting and often death.
tetanus (n) - a serious disease caused by bacteria entering the human body through small cuts, causing the muscles, especially around the mouth, to become tight and stop working.
booster (n) - an extra small amount of a drug given to strengthen the effect of the same drug given some time before, to protect a person from illness.
I'm not a doctor and it's difficult for me to recognize these diseases and infections by their symptoms. If it's difficult for you too here are the translation into Russian: typhoid - тиф; polio - полиомиелит; cholera - холера; tetanus - столбняк.
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