Disease and Symptoms
Boli şi Simptome
influenze
flu virus / influenza virus
germ microb
bacteria bacterie
virus virus

flu gripă
cold răceală
pneumonia pneumonie
cancer cancer
tumor tumoră
aids SIDA
chicken pox varicelă
food poisoning toxi-infecție alimentară
diabetes diabet

My daughter came down with the chicken pox.
Fiica mea <u>s-a imbolnăvit</u> de varicelă.

My sister got food poisoning when she ate at that restaurant.
Sora mea a căpătat o toxi-infecție alimentară atunci când a mâncat la restaurant.

contagious contagios
infection infecţie
to transmit a transmite
to infect a infecta

I don't want to catch a cold! *
Nu vreau <u>să răcesc</u>!

*'catch' is normally used with contagious illnesses like the flu and cold

Expressions

I'm feeling a little under the weather.
Nu mă simt prea bine.

vaccine vaccin
to vaccinate a (se) vaccina
immune system sistem imunitar
immunity imunitate

Have you been vaccinated against the swine flu?
Te-ai vaccinat împotriva gripei porcine?

allergy alergie

Kyle is allergic to peanuts.
Kyle este <u>alergic</u> la arahide.

epidemic epidemie

The flu epidemic of 1918 killed between 50 and 100 million people.
Epidemia de gripă din 1918 a ucis între 50 şi 100 de milioane de persoane.

Symptoms simptome
fever febră
headache durere de cap
chills frisoane
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to shiver a tremura
to sneeze a strănuta

Have you ever sneezed three times in a row?
Ai strănutat vreodată de trei ori la rând?

-bless you
Sănătate!/Noroc!

to cough a tuși
cough tuse
a fit of coughing un acces de tuse
runny nose curge nasul
congestion congestie

my nose is stopped up
nasul meu este înfundat

sore throat durere de gât
dizziness ameţeală
vertigo vertij/amețeală

I'm feeling kind of dizzy.
Mă simt amețit.