flu virus / influenza virus
| germ |
microbi (m) |
| bacteria |
bacteri (m) |
| virus |
virus (m) |
| flu |
grip (f) |
| cold |
refredat (m) |
| pneumonia |
pneumònia (f) |
| cancer |
càncer (m) |
| tumor |
tumor (m) |
| aids |
sida (f) |
| chicken pox |
verola (f) borda |
| food poisoning |
intoxicació (f) alimentària |
| diabetes |
diabetis (f) |
My daughter came down with the chicken pox.
La meva filla està passant la verola.
My sister got food poisoning when she ate at that restaurant.
La meca germana es va intoxicar menjant a un restaurant.
| contagious |
contagiós |
| infection |
infecció (f) |
| to transmit |
contagiar |
| to infect |
infectar |
I don't want to catch a cold! *
No vull agafar un refredat!
*'catch' is normally used with contagious illnesses like the flu and cold
| immune system |
sistema (m) immunitari |
| immunity |
immunitat (f) |
Have you been vaccinated against the swine flu?
Ja t'has vaccinat contra la grip porcina?
Kyle is allergic to peanuts.
Kyle té al·lèrgia als cacauets.
The flu epidemic of 1918 killed between 50 and 100 million people.
L'epidèmia de grip del 18 matà entre 50 i 100 milions de persones.
| fever |
febre (f) |
| headache |
mal (m) de cap (m) |
| chills |
refredat (m) |
| to shiver |
tremolar |
| to sneeze |
esternudar |
Have you ever sneezed three times in a row?
Has esternudat mai tres cops seguits?
-bless you
salut!
| cough |
tos (f) |
| a fit of coughing |
un atac (m) de tos |
| runny nose |
nas (m) ple de mocs i que raja |
| congestion |
congestió (f) |
my nose is stopped up
tinc el nas tapat
| sore throat |
gola (f) inflamada |
| dizziness |
mareig (m) |
| vertigo |
vertigen (m) |
I'm feeling kind of dizzy.
Tinc un xic de vertigen
