Word & verb for disease

spread disease:
cause other people to become infected
catching disease:
to get a disease or illness:
• Kristen has the flu, so I guess we'll all catch it.
• Dion caught a cold on vacation. [catch sth from sb]:
• The vet says you can't catch the disease from the cat.
connected disease:
she became infected with the disease
She contracted the fatal disease (= she became infected with the disease)through a blood transfusion
infection /contagious /communicable disease :
disease that is passed from one person to another
illness /disease /sickness :
can be used about the general state of being sick: Janey missed a lot of school because of illness. Diseases have medical names and must usually be cured before you are well again: a kidney disease
a sexually transmitted disease
Alzheimer's disease. However you would usually talk about mental illness or a terminal/critical illness. A sickness is often a less serious type of illness and may go away by itself: motion sickness
runny nose:
a runny nose, runny eyes etc. have liquid coming out of them, usually because you have a cold
• Robin has a sore throat and a runny nose
sb's nose is running if someone's nose is running, liquid is slowly coming out of it
call nose:??

stuffy nose:
unable to breath easily through your nose because you have a cold
smell /sniff :
smell= the quality that people and animals recognize by using their nose:
• Each wine has its own unique flavor and smell.
• Perfectly pure water has no smell. [+ of]:
• The smell of baking bread filled the whole house. --compare AROMA, FRAGRANCE, SCENT1
sniff= to breathe air in through your nose in order to smell something:
• He opened the milk and sniffed it.
• Customs officers used drug-sniffing dogs to find 26 pounds of marijuana hidden in suitcases. [+ at]:
• Rex, the dog, was sniffing at the carpet.
sniffle:
to sniff repeatedly to stop liquid from running out of your nose, especially when you are crying or when you are sick
have the sniffles= to have a slight cold
catch cold:
sniff at sth: to refuse something in a proud way, or to think that something is not good enough for you:
• Veteran audio fans may sniff at such ready-made stereo packages.
sneeze: to have a sudden uncontrolled burst of air come out of your nose and mouth, for example when you have a cold
symptom:
1 a physical condition which shows that you have a particular illness:
• The tablets help relieve cold symptoms. [+ of]:
• Common symptoms of diabetes are weight loss and fatigue.
2 a sign that a serious problem exists [+ of]:
• The disappearance of jobs is a symptom of a deeper socioeconomic change.
fever: an illness or a medical condition in which you have a very high temperature:
• She's running a fever (= has a fever).
• a high/low/slight fever: The illness begins with a high fever, followed by a rash. --see also HAY FEVER, SCARLET FEVER, YELLOW FEVER
to have /burning a temperature: to have a body temperature that is higher than normal, especially because you are sick
dizzy : having a feeling of not being able to balance, especially after spinning around or because you feel sick:
• The thin mountain air made Trautmann feel dizzy.
• She suffers from high blood pressure
dizzy spells: short periods when you feel dizzy
vertigo : a sick DIZZY feeling, often caused by looking down from a very high place or by too much movement around you
I feel sick = bring off= to feel as if you are going to VOMIT:
• I felt sick after I ate all that candy
Vomit: to bring food or drink up from your stomach out through your mouth, because you are sick Barf=vomit= puke
Puke= food brought back up from your stomach through your mouth; VOMIT2
Barfly : someone who spends a lot of time in bars
Puke up :
INFORMAL to bring food back up from your stomach through your mouth; VOMIT:
• I feel like I'm going to puke again.
Zit =pimple
Pimple: a small raised red spot on your skin, especially on your face
Goose-bumbs: GOOSE PIMPLES
Goose pimple: a condition in which your skin is raised up in small points because you are cold, afraid or excited
Ulcer : a sore area on your skin or inside your body that may BLEED or produce poisonous substances:
• a stomach ulcer
ulcerous adjective
Stomach ulcer:
Ulcerate : to form an ulcer, or become covered with ulcers
Sore: a part of your body that is sore is painful and often red because of a wound or infection, or because you have used a muscle too much:
• My legs are still sore today.
• Val woke up with a sore throat and a temperature of 102°.
Acute disease: very serious or severe:
Acute care: medical care for people with severe injuries or illnesses that need help urgently
The mumps: an infectious illness in which your throat swells and becomes painful
Rash : a lot of red spots on someone's skin, caused by an illness or an ALLERGY:
Symptoms include high fever and a rash.
My mother break out in rash if she eats seafood.
Outbreak: the sudden appearance or start of war, fighting, or serious disease:
• a cholera outbreak [+ of]:
• the outbreak of World War II --see also break out (BREAK1)

Outbreak of the flu / disease / chickenspot
Flu: a common infectious disease that makes your throat sore, makes it difficult for you to breathe, gives you a fever, and makes you feel very tired; INFLUENZA:
• Flu shots are recommended for people 55 and older.
• Arlene has the flu.
• Glen is home sick with the flu.
Pass on:
a) to infect someone with an illness that you have:
• I don't want to pass on my cold to the baby, so I'd better not get too close.
• The virus can be passed on during unprotected sex.
b) to give something, especially a disease, to your children through your GENEs
Mizel:red spot on children
Rubella= german measles= an infectious disease that causes red spots on your body, and can damage an unborn child; GERMAN MEASLES
Pocked: covered with small holes or marks:
• the meteor-pocked surface of the moon
Extinct:
1 an extinct animal, plant, language etc. does not exist anymore:
• Dinosaurs have been extinct for millions of years.
2 an extinct VOLCANO does not ERUPT anymore

Shot: an amount of a medicine that is put into your body with a needle, or the act of doing this:
• You should have a tetanus shot every ten years or so.
A doctor give me a shot: